The Story of the Moonstone

The story of the Moonstone begins with a letter from Mr. Franklin to his son-in-law, who is now living in Yorkshire. The author says that he has tried Robinson Crusoe for years and finds it my friend in all necessities of this mortal life. He writes: 'I modestly declared myself to be quite unequal to the task imposed upon me' But after giving up on him when he had finished writing chapter one, he began over again by starting at page two. "If that isn't prophecy, what is? I am not superstitious."