| Publication |
London, Wordsworth Editions, 1993.
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| Description |
xxiv, 438pBlue spine
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| Series |
Wordsworth Classics
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| Summary/Abstract |
The story begins with a brief prologue describing how the famous yellow diamond was captured during a military campaign in India by a British officer in 1799. The action moves quickly to 1848 England, where, according to the British officer's will, the diamond has been given to one of the soldier's young relatives, Rachel Verrinder. Yet only hours after the diamond arrives at the Verrinder estate, it disappears. Was it stolen by a relative? A servant? And who are these three Indian men who keep hanging around the estate?
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| Standard Number |
9781853260445 Pb.
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