一、基本信息

书名：The Moonstone（月亮石）作者：Wilkie Collins

出版社: Wordsworth Classics; 第1版 (1997年8月1日)

外文书名: 月亮石

丛书名: Wadsworth Collection

平装: 464页

正文语种: 英语

开本: 32开, 32开

ISBN: 1853260444

条形码: 9781853260445

尺寸: 19.9 x 12.7 x 2.4 cm

重量: 277 g

二、内容简介

The Moonstone, a priceless Indian diamond which had come to England as spoils of war, is given to Rachel Verrinder on her 18th birthday. That night, the stone is stolen. The phlegmatic Sergeant Cuff is called in, and with the help of the loquacious steward, Betteredge, the mystery is solved.

This seminal English mystery is presented in an unusual, but appropriate, manner, reflecting the episodic nature of the story. Three actors present the story in parts, taking on separate first-person accounts of events. All the voices are convincing, cultured British intonations describing the events surrounding the apparent theft of the Moonstone diamond from a country mansion. Each voice shades the various characters featured within the particular parts, just as the narrative offers characterizations of the other persons without attempting an outright mimicry. The abridgment is nicely done, too, avoiding any choppiness.