The Moonstone

De: Wilkie Collins

Narrado por: Patrick Tull

No, the "Moonstone" isn't a celestial relic, it's a gigantic yellow diamond of unearthly beauty that was given to Rachel Verinder as a present on her 18th birthday - and stolen that very night! Betteredge, one of the most beloved butlers in English literature, is the focus of this seminal detective novel, which examines how one family's life is turned upside-down by the theft. And find out why the answers to all of life's problems can be found in the pages of Robinson Crusoe.

Public Domain (P)1989 Recorded Books

Reseñas de la Crítica

"The first, the longest, and the best of modern English detective novels." (T.S. Eliot)

"This finely crafted tale is riveting in the audio medium." ( Library Journal)

Best ever

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes. The narrators are wonderful and of course the story is classic.

Which character ??? as performed by Patrick Tull ??? was your favorite?

I loved all of them. He is a wonderful actor.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Yes I laughed. I have read the book twice but never realized how funny it was until Iistened to it.

Stunning Narration plus Wilkie Collins = magic

I guess we all have our personal preferences for narrators, but Tull (as do both Patton and Barrett in their work) breathes amazingly real life into his characters. It seems to me that Patrick Tull had a unique ability to enter the persona of the Victorian characters he narrated. His work on Patrick O'Briens naval fiction is similarly stellar.

Pure Fun in Many Ways

Where does The Moonstone rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is one of the best audiobooks I have listened to.

What did you like best about this story?

The various perspectives and eccentricities of the several narrators.

What does Patrick Tull bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I listened to this book some time ago, and what I recalled most was Patrick Tull's wonderful narration of the section narrated by the butler. I just tired to look up the names of the other actors and actresses who read the other parts. There don't seem to be any: Patrick Tull read it all. But I remember the very different people who told different parts of the story. That tells you how powerful Tull's reading is.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Someone took it. Who?

Any additional comments?

Patrick Tull is a narrator who can bring any book to life—and this is a good book to begin with.

The Moonstone, Diamond classic of Crime Fiction

The Moonstone is a very long epistolary mystery novel, i.e. the story is told through letters, journals, reports and the like rendered by a long list of involved characters. In spite of its length, I was constantly engaged and anxious to learn the next clue to who took the moonstone diamond, why they did, and how was it taken. This mystery was written in 1861 by Colin Wilkie. Despite its age, the novel is timeless and will still engage readers/listeners in the distant future.

Victorian Slog Fest

Well this was a long listen. Imagine adding a longer Sherlock Holmes story and Pride and Prejudice together, and you have this book. Good if you’re into that sort of thing.