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The Moonstone

Name: The Moonstone
Brand: Polyglot Publishing
SKU: 3377233b-e45f-339f-4b60-1d934c02e403
Price: 54.99 EUR
Availability: InStock
Author: Wilkie Collins

Original publication: 1868
Bilingual edition: June 12, 2026
Pages: 1144
Difficulty: ★★☆
Translated from: English

About this book

Rachel, a young heiress, receives a precious diamond for her birthday, but it mysteriously disappears during the night. Franklin Blake, a close friend of the family, tries to solve the mystery within a circle of suspects with troubling behavior. Each testimony reveals a new facet of the case, mixing secrets, suspicion, and manipulation. The investigation progresses slowly, uncovering unexpected truths about the characters. The author builds a structured and compelling narrative, often considered one of the first detective novels, exploring perception, truth, and human complexity.

The benefits of the bilingual method with Line-by-line synced layout

Every line of the original has its translation directly beneath it, at the same height. You never lose your place: your eye drops one line and lands on exactly the sentence it just read. This is the layout that lets you open a book in a language you barely know without ever giving up, and compare the two texts almost word for word.

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