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Wilkie Collins is such a lovable old aristocrat. And a terrible bore, sometimes, in particular when concealing his outrageous sense of humor in experiments with narrative perspectives and when conveying moral epigrams.
This book is however partly narrated by an old and highly regarded servant to the Lady of the book. His account of the events involving the mysterious Hindu moon stone ring (and his use of Robinson Crusoe for divination) is hilarious, and one of the more memorable minor characters ...more
This book is however partly narrated by an old and highly regarded servant to the Lady of the book. His account of the events involving the mysterious Hindu moon stone ring (and his use of Robinson Crusoe for divination) is hilarious, and one of the more memorable minor characters ...more
Thought to be the first detective novel I have to say as much as I avoid this genre; it was excellent. A true classic, forced to read it for Uni but it was hardly the drag I thought it would be.
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