TheMoonstone

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THE MOONSTONE A Romance by Wilkie Collins Ebd E-BooksDirectory.com PROLOGUE THE STORMING OF SERINGAPATAM (1799) Extracted from a Family Paper I address these lines?ritten in India?o my relatives in England. My object is to explain the motive which has induced me to refuse the right hand of friendship to my cousin, John Herncastle. The reserve which I have hitherto maintained in this matter has been misinterpreted by members of my family whose good opinion I cannot consent to forfeit. I request…