The serial illustrations appear here by courtesy of the E. J. Pratt Fine Arts Library, University of Toronto, and the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Those illustrations taken directly from the Harper and Brothers' first and second editions of the novel (1868 and 1874) are from the private collection of the author.
- Introduction to the plates
- Part One, Plate One: Uncaptioned headnote vignette for "The Storming of Seringapatam" (1799), p. 5
- 4 January Plate Two: The Moonstone will have its vengeance yet on you and yours. P. 5
- 4 January Plate Three: The boy became quite stiff, and stood like a statue, looking into the ink in the hollow of his hand. P. 5
- Part Two, Plate Four: Uncaptioned headnote vignette for "Chapter IV," p. 21
- 11 January Plate Five: There she was, all alone, looking out on the quicksand and the sea. P. 21.
- 11 January Plate Six: "My lady and Miss Rachel regret that they are engaged, Colonel." P. 21.
- Part Three, Plate Seven: Uncaptioned headnote vignette for "Chapter VI," p. 37.
- 18 January Plate Eight: He gave me the extract from the Colonel's will. P. 37.
- 18 January Plate Nine: His will began and ended in three clauses. P. 37.
- Part Four, Plate Ten: Uncaptioned headnote vignette for "Chapter VIII," p. 53
- 25 January, Plate Eleven: She caught Rosanna at Mr. Franklin's dressing-table, secretly removing a rose," etc., p. 53.
- 25 January, Plate Twelve: Miss Rachel then covered the surface, under his directions and with his help, with patterns and devices. P. 53.
- Part Five, Plate Thirteen: Uncaptioned headnote vignette for "Chapter X," p. 69.
- 1 February, Plate Fourteen: And whispered to the company, confidentially, "Please to change your mind, and try it; for I know it will do you good." p. 69.
- 1 February, Plate Fifteen: "I can't tell you what tricks they performed, or how they did it." P. 69.
- Part Six, Plate Sixteen: Uncaptioned headnote vignette for "Chapter XI," p. 85
- 8 February, Plate Seventeen: "I went to the cabinet. The drawer was empty." P. 85.
- 8 February, Plate Eighteen: "She went up to Mr. Franklin without appearing to notice Mr. Godfrey." P. 85.
- Part Seven, Plate Nineteen: Uncaptioned headnote vignette for "Chapter XI," p. 101.
- 15 February, Plate Twenty: Sergeant Cuff's immovable eyes never stirred from off her face." P. 101.
- Part Eight, Plate Twenty-one: Uncaptioned headnote vignette for "Chapter XIII," p. 117.
- 22 February, Plate Twenty-two: Sergeant Cuff looked attentively at our second house-maid — at her face, when she came in. . . . P. 117.
- Part Nine, Plate Twenty-three: Uncaptioned headnote vignette for "Chapter XV," p. 133.
- 29 February, Plate Twenty-four: "Weigh it in your hand, sir," she said to the Sergeant. P. 133.
- Part Ten, Plate Twenty-five: Uncaptioned headnote vignette for "Chapter XVI," p. 149.
- 7 March, Plate Twenty-six: "He looked at the billiard-balls," I heard her say, "anything rather than look at me!" P. 149.
- 7 March, Plate Twenty-seven: I seized the Sergeant by the collar of his coat and pinned him against the wall. P. 149.
- Part Eleven Plate Twenty-eight: Uncaptioned headnote vignette for "Chapter XVIII," p. 165.
- 14 March, Plate Twenty-nine: In the fewest words the Sergeant showed them the evidence of the foot marks. P. 165.
- 14 March, Plate Thirty: "Try to foregive me, Mamma." P. 165.
- Part Twelve, Plate Thirty-one: Uncaptioned headnote vignette for "Chapter XX," p. 181.
- 21 March, Plate Thirty-two: For once in his life the great Cuff stood speechless with amazement, like an ordinary man. P. 181.
- Part Thirteen, Plate Thirty-three: Uncaptioned headnote vignette for "Chapter XXI," p. 197
- 28 March, Plate Thirty-four: She limped a step nearer to me, and looked as if she could have eaten me alive. P. 197.
- Part Fourteen,Plate Thirty-five: Uncaptioned headnote vignette for the Second Period: First Narrative, "Chapter I,"p. 213.
- 4 April, Plate Thirty-six: Without the slightest previous noise to warn him, he felt himself suddenly seized round the neck from behind. p. 213.
- Part Fifteen, 11 April, Plate Thirty-seven: She stopped — ran across the room — and fell on her knees at her mother's feet. p. 229.
- Part Sixteen, Plate Thirty-seven: Uncaptioned headnote vignette for the Second Period: First Narrative, "Chapter III," p. 245.
- 18 April, Plate Thirty-nine: You are not so good a lawyer, Miss Clack, as I supposed. P. 245.
- Part Seventeen, Plate Forty: Uncaptioned headnote vignette for the Second Period: First Narrative, "Chapter IV," p. 261.
- 25 April, Plate Forty-one: May modesty mention that he put his arms around her next? P. 261.
- Part Eighteen, Plate Forty-two: Uncaptioned headnote vignette for the Second Period: First Narrative, "Chapter VI," p. 277.
- 2 May, Plate Forty-three: "I don't think he put his arm round my waist to support me," etc. p. 277.
- Part Nineteen, 9 May Plate Forty-four: "And that wretch stands there and tries to make me doubt that my mother, who was an angel on earth, is an angel in heaven now!" P. 293.
- Part Twenty, Plate Forty-five: Uncaptioned headnote vignette for theSecond Period: Second Narrative, "Chapter I,"p. 309
- 16 May, Plate Forty-six: "You would have been entitled to pay the money back in one year's time from the date at which it was first advanced to you." P. 309.
- Part Twenty-one, Plate Forty-seven: Uncaptioned headnote vignette for the Second Period: Third Narrative, "Chapter I," p. 325.
- 23 May, Plate Forty-eight: The old man quieted them by a word, and then shaded his failing eyes with his hand," etc. P. 325.
- Part Twenty-two, Plate Forty-nine: Uncaptioned headnote vignette for theSecond Period: Third Narrative, "Chapter III," p. 341
- 30 May, Plate Fifty: "Mr. Betteredge," she said, without taking her eyes off me, "mention his name again, if you please." P. 341
- Part Twenty-three, Plate Fifty-one: Uncaptioned headnote vignette for theSecond Period: Third Narrative, "Chapter IV," p. 357
- 6 June, Plate Fifty-two: He took a slip of paper from his pocket, and handed it to Betteredge. P. 357
- Part Twenty-four, Plate Fifty-three: Uncaptioned headnote vignette for the Second Period: Third Narrative, "Chapter V," p. 373
- 13 June, Plate Fifty-four: "As I laid my hand on the door opposite, I heard a few plaintive chords struck on the piano in the room within." P. 373
- Part Twenty-five, Plate Fifty-five: Uncaptioned headnote vignette for the Second Period: Third Narrative, "Chapter VII," p. 389
- 20 June, Plate Fifty-six: She caught me by the arm and barred my way out. P. 389
- Part Twenty-six, 27 June, Plate Fifty-seven: He started impulsively to his feet and looked at me." P. 405
- Part Twenty-seven, 4 July, Plate Fifty-eight: "Have you ever been accustomed to the use of opium?" P. 421
- Part Twenty-eight, Plate Fifty-nine: Uncaptioned headnote vignette for the Second Period: Third Narrative, "Chapter X," p. 437
- 11 July, Plate Sixty: "I found Ezra Jennings ready and waiting for me." P. 437.
- Part Twenty-nine, 18 July, Plate Sixty-one: "To the remedy, sir, which has never failed me yet for the last thirty years and more — to this book!"P. 453
- Part Thirty, 25 July, Plate Sixty-two: Uncaptioned headnote vignette for Fourth Narrative, the Journal of Ezra Jennings, Concluded," p. 469
- 25 July, Plate Sixty-three: "Let me pour out the water," she whispered. P. 469
- Part Thirty-one, Plate Sixty-four: Uncaptioned headnote vignette for the Fifth Narrative, "Chapter I,"p. 485
- 1 August, Plate Sixty-five: "Look at the man's face. It is a face disguised — and here's the proof of it!" p. 485
- Part Thirty-two, 8 August, Plate Sixty-six: Never more were they to look upon one another's faces. p. 503
- 22 August, Figure: "Literary" — a review. p. 531
- 1868, 1874, Title-page and frontispiece of Harper's volume edition
- 1908, Frontispiece of the Collier edition (The Idol of the Moon) Vol. 1
- September 1873, Dedication to The American People.
- 1874, The Moonstone from Chapter 11, p. 90.
- 1868, The Moonstone Idol from Chapter 1, p. 1.
- July 1868, "The conclusion of the novel, pages 222-223.
Additional Resources
- The Moonstone and British India (1857, 1868, and 1876)
- Detection and Disruption inside and outside the 'quiet English home' in The Moonstone
- Illustrations by F. A. Fraser for Wilkie Collins's The Moonstone: A Romance (1890)
- Illustrations by John Sloan for Wilkie Collins's The Moonstone: A Romance (1908)
- Illustrations by Alfred Pearse for The Moonstone: A Romance (1910)
- The 1944 illustrations by William Sharp for The Moonstone (1946).
- Gallery of Headnote Vignettes by William Jewett for Wilkie Collins's The Moonstone in Harper's Weekly (4 January — 8 August 1868)
Bibliography: Texts of the 1868 Novel (32 Instalments)
Collins, Wilkie. The Moonstone: A Romance. with sixty-six illustrations. Harper's Weekly: A Journal of Civilization. Vol. 12 (1868), 4 January through 8 August, pp. 5-503.
Collins, Wilkie. The Moonstone: A Romance. All the Year Round. 1 January-8 August 1868.
_________. The Moonstone: A Romance. Illustrated by William Jewett. New York: Harper & Bros., 1871.
_________. The Moonstone: A Novel. With 19 illustrations. Second edition. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1874.
_________. The Moonstone: A Romance. Illustrated by George Du Maurier and F. A. Fraser. London: Chatto and Windus, 1890.
_________. The Moonstone. With 19 illustrations. The Works of Wilkie Collins. New York: Peter Fenelon Collier, 1900. Volumes 6 and 7.
_________. The Moonstone: A Romance. With four illustrations by John Sloan. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1908.
_________. The Moonstone: A Romance. Illustrated by A. S. Pearse. London & Glasgow: Collins, 1910, rpt. 1930.
_________. The Moonstone. With forty-nine illustrations by William Sharp. New York: Doubleday, 1946.
_________. The Moonstone: A Romance. With nine illustrations by Edwin La Dell. London: Folio Society, 1951.
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