Unit13ThemysteryoftheMoonstoneWilkieCollinswasbornintoanartist’sfamilyin1824anddiedin1889
Inhislifetime,hewrote25novels,morethan50shortstories,atleast15plays
WilkieCollinswasaclosefriendofCharlesDickens’
HewasasuperstarofVictorianfiction
Nowheisalsobeinggivencriticalandpopularattention
Hisdetectivestoriesarefamousfortheunexpectedsuspense
HisnovelTheMoonstoneisconsideredasthefirstdetectivestoryinthehistoryofEngland
WilkieCollinsIntroductiontotheauthor,,thereisastatueofagodinachurchoratemple
Andasplendiddiamondissetonthemoongod’sforehead
Itseemsanimportantfestivaliscomingoranimportantpartywillbeheld
Thepeoplearedecoratingtheirhouses
Theyarepaintingthedoorwithbeautifulpicturesofflowersandbirds
isaboutasceneinwhichapersoncomesoutofacastleandisgettingonacarriage
Heisleavingthecastleforsomewhere