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The Rajah's Diamond is a cycle of four short stories by Robert Louis Stevenson. First published in 1878 in a serial periodical London Magazine, they were republished in the first volume of New Arabian Nights. The stories are: "Story of the Bandbox" "Story of the Young Man in Holy Orders" "Story of the House with the Green Blinds"
- Robert Louis Stevenson, 修 山下
- 1878
1 de ene. de 2008 · A British General receives a large diamond for services performed for a Rajah during a foreign war. The diamond tempts everyone who comes into contact with it, ruining their lives. The general, his wife, her secretary, a clergyman, a landlord, a bank clerk, and finally a prince all own the diamond for a short time.
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- Pocket Book
Book (pp. 96) + audio CD. ISBN: 9788853004956. € 9,90. Buy. The Rajah’s Diamond, the most precious diamond in the world, seems to bring bad luck on everyone who comes into contact with it. Owned by Sir Thomas Vandeleur, his wife tries to sell it to pay her debts.
- Frances Justice
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- Frances Justice
- ENGLISH
ISBN: 9788853004956. € 9,90. El diamante del Rajah parece traer mala suerte a quien lo posea. La esposa del legítimo propietario intenta vender el diamante para salvarse de las deudas. Luego de un robo, el mismo cae en manos de diversos personajes, que padecen los efectos negativos de su belleza y de su valor.
The Rajah’s Diamond. Estas historias cortas de Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 – 1894), continúan de forma indirecta las aventuras del Príncipe Florizel de Bohemia, presentado por primera vez en “El Club de los Suicidas”.
El autor adopta el estilo de ésta última en la medida en que las diferentes historias que aparecen se entrelazan entre sí.. . El diamante del rajá relata las peripecias de una joya fabulosa, el sexto diamante del mundo, propiedad de Sir Thomas Vandeleur y regalo del rajá de Kashgar.
17 de dic. de 2009 · The gift transformed 87 General Vandeleur from a poor into a wealthy man, from an obscure and unpopular soldier into one of the lions of London society; the possessor of the Rajah’s Diamond was welcome in the most exclusive circles; and he had found a lady, young, beautiful, and well-born, who was willing to call the diamond hers even at the price of marriage with Sir Thomas Vandeleur.
