The Moonstone appeared in Harper's Weekly (U. S. A.) and All the Year Round, 4 January-8 August 1868 in 32 instalments, and as The Moonstone: A Romance in three volumes (London: Tinsley, July 1868). [Source of the following information: J. Don Vann. " The Moonstone in All the Year Round, 4 January-8 August, 1868." Victorian Novels in Serial. New York: Modern Language Association, 1985. Pages 48-50.]
| Part | Date | Chapters in Volume Edition |
| 1 | 4 January | Prologue, Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4; "First Period. Events Related by Gabriel Betteredge," Chapters 1, 2, 3 |
| 2 | 11 January | 4, 5 |
| 3 | 18 January | 6, 7 |
| 4 | 25 January | 8, 9 |
| 5 | 1 February | 10 |
| 6 | 8 February | 11: Part 6 ends two-thirds through chapter 11 with the paragraph beginning "While the police officer was still pondering in solitude" and ending "out walked Rosanna Spearman." |
| 7 | 15 February | 11 (continued), 12 |
| 8 | 22 February | 13, 14 |
| 9 | 29 February | 15 |
| 10 | 7 March | 16, 17 |
| 11 | 14 March | 18, 19, 20: Part 11 ends one- fourth through chapter 20 with the paragraph beginning "At the last conference . . . on the table." |
| 12 | 21 March | 20 (continued), 21: Part 12 ends two-thirds through chapter 21 with "Hot and angry as I was, the infernal . . . closed my lips." |
| 13 | 28 March | 21 (continued), 22 |
| 14 | 4 April | "Second Period. First Narrative. Miss Clack," Chapter 1 |
| 15 | 11 April | 2 |
| 16 | 18 April | 3, 4: Part 16 ends halfway through chapter 4 with the paragraph beginning "Towards luncheon-time . . . go to Montagu Square." |
| 17 | 25 April | 4 (continued), 5 |
| 18 | 2 May | 6, 7: Part 18 ends halfway through chapter 7 with the paragraph beginning "He led me to a chair" and ending "nothing more." |
| 19 | 9 May | 7 (continued) |
| 20 | 16 May | "Second Narrative: Matthew Bruff," Chapters 1, 2 |
| 21 | 23 May | 3; "Third Narrative. Franklin Blake," Chapter 1 |
| 22 | 30 May | 2, 3 |
| 23 | 6 June | 4 |
| 24 | 13 June | 5, 6 |
| 25 | 20 June | 7 |
| 26 | 27 June | 8 |
| 27 | 4 July | 9 |
| 28 | 11 July | 10 |
| 29 | 18 July | "Fourth Narrative. Journal of Ezra Jennings": Part 29 ends with the third sentence of Ezra Jennings' journal entry for 25 June. |
| 30 | 25 July | "Fourth Narrative" (continued) |
| 31 | 1 August | "Fifth Narrative. Franklin Blake" |
| 32 | 8 August | "Sixth Narrative. Sergeant Cuff," Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; "Seventh Narrative. Mr. Candy"; "Eight Narrative. Gabriel Betteredge"; Epilogue, Chapters 1, 2, 3. |
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