At one point in this novel, a character retrieves the twenty-fifth edition of The Serpent At Home andpraises such chapters as "Satan in the Hair Brush" and "Satan Under the Tea Table." Another character inthis novel puts a paint-stained nightgown in a box which she then hide
At one point in this novel, a character retrieves the twenty-fifth edition of The Serpent At Home andpraises such chapters as "Satan in the Hair Brush" and "Satan Under the Tea Table." Another character inthis novel puts a paint-stained nightgown in a box which she then hides in quicksand before killing herself.Rosanna Spearman's suicide is covered up by Lucy Yolland in this book, which also features a characterwhose eye bulge gives him the nickname "Gooseberry." The central incident of this novel is caused bylaudanum administered by Dr. Candy, and is finally unraveled by Sergeant Cuff, who discovers thatevangelist Godfrey Ablewhite stole the title object, which originally was taken by John Herncastle fromSeringapatam. For 10 points, name this novel in which the sleepwalking Franklin Blake begins the chain ofevents that results in three Hindus reclaiming the sacred title gem, written by Wilkie Collins.
At one point in this novel, a character retrieves the twenty-fifth edition of The Serpent
The Moonstone