Moonstone
Published on 3. July 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
48 pages
978-1-911238-58-4 (ISBN)
Description
Wilkie Collins' spellbinding tale of romance, theft, and murder that inspired the hugely popular modern detective genre. The Moonstone, a priceless yellow diamond, is stolen and no-one is above suspicion as we piece together a puzzling series of events... Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colourful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom and at home to further engage the reader in the story.
More details
Edition
Illustrated edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Newbury
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 10 to 13 years
Edition type
Illustrated edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
270 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
159 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-911238-58-4 (9781911238584)
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Persons
Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 - 23 September 1889) was an English novelist and playwright who, it has been proposed, was the writer of the first modern English detective novel; The Murders in the Rue Morgue. Don Rico (1912-1985) was an American paperback novelist, screenwriter and comic book aritst. He was described as a prodigy child artist and began illustrating comics in 1939, in the era now called the Golden Age of Comics.