Tag Archives: multiple narrators

The Moonstone – Wilkie Collins

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Ela

(Project Gutenberg e-book, originally published 1868) Regarded by some as the first English detective novel, this exciting and interesting novel is told from a variety of different viewpoints. The plot is easily summarised. On the death of her uncle, Colonel … Continue reading →

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The Jewel in the Crown – Paul Scott

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Ela

(Arrow 2005, originally published in 1966) Book 1 of the Raj Quartet In this book Scott examines India under British rule in 1942, the period towards the end of the ‘Raj’, in a large (fictional) town called Mayapore. The narrative … Continue reading →

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