Wilkie Collins

Steven Pacey first narrated an abridged version of Wilkie Collin’s 1868 classic, The Moonstone, in 1995. It’s enduring popularity means has been re-released many times.

William Wilkie Collins was an English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories. He was very popular during the Victorian era and wrote 30 novels, more than 60 short stories, 14 plays, and over 100 non-fiction pieces.

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The Moonstone

Title: The Moonstone
Publisher: Talking Classics/Copyright Group

Synopsis:
The Moonstone, a yellow diamond looted from an Indian temple and believed to bring bad luck to its owner, is bequeathed to Rachel Verinder on her 18th birthday. That very night the priceless stone is stolen again, and when Sergeant Cuff is brought in to investigate the crime, he soon realizes that no one in Rachel’s household is above suspicion.

Hailed by T. S. Eliot as “the first, the longest, and the best of modern English detective novels”, The Moonstone is a marvellously taut and intricate tale of mystery, in which facts and memory can prove treacherous, and not everyone is as they first appear

Publisher’s Synopsis

IMAGE	FORMAT	RELEASE DATE	LENGTH
	Audio Cassette 2 casettes	Orbis Publishing 1994	2 hours and 27 minutes Abridged
	Audio CD 2 discs
Orbis Publishing 1994	2 hours and 27 minutes Abridged
	Audio CD
Fantom Films Limited 28 February, 2013	2 hours and 27 minutes Abridged
	mp3 Download
De Agostini UK 1 Decmber, 2010	2 hours and 27 minutes Abridged
	Digital Download
Copyright Group 11 July, 2012	2 hours and 27 minutes Abridged

Listen to Samples:
Chapter 1: A Cursed Jewel
Chapter 2: A Fateful Birthday
Chapter 3: The Moonstone Vanishes
Chapter 4: A Detective’s Mistake
Chapter 5: The Unbelievable Truth
Chapter 6: A Disasterous Joke
Chapter 7: All Is Clear
Chapter 8: Justice East and West