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Jan 12, 2006 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The moonstoneand the woman in white are widely considered wilkie collins best novels. Mar 20, 2014 part 1 of 2 of the moonstone by wilkie collins 1824 1889. The moonstone version 2 wilkie collins 1824 1889 said to be the first detective novel ever written, it is wonderful for its blending of the intrigues of romance with the conventional sleights of hand of the mystery novel.