Stories About Famous Precious Stones
Stories About Famous Precious Stones

Stories About Famous Precious Stones

Stories About Famous Precious StonesOf all the gems which have served to adorn a crown or deck...
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Author: Orpen, Adela E. (Adela Elizabeth Richards),1855-1927
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Stories About Famous Precious Stones

Stories About Famous Precious Stones

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Stories About Famous Precious Stones

Stories About Famous Precious Stones

$107.78 $53.86
Author: Orpen, Adela E. (Adela Elizabeth Richards),1855-1927
Format: eBook
Language: English
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Stories About Famous Precious Stones

Of all the gems which have served to adorn a crown or deck a beauty the Regent has perhaps had the most remarkable career. Bought, sold, stolen and lost, it has passed through many hands, always however leaving some mark of its passage, so that the historian can follow its devious course with some certainty. From its extraordinary size it has been impossible to confound it with any other diamond in the world; hence the absence of those conflicting statements with regard to it which puzzle one at every turn in the cases of certain other historical jewels. The first authentic appearance of this diamond in history was in December, 1701. In that month it was offered for sale by a diamond merchant named Jamchund to the Governor of Fort St. George near Madras, Mr. Thomas Pitt, the grandfather of the great Earl of Chatham. Although, as we shall see later on, the diamond came fairly into the hands of Mr. Pitt, it had already a taint of blood upon it. I allude to the nebulous and gloomy story that has drifted down to us along with this sparkling gem. How far the story is true it is now impossible to ascertain. The Regent itself alone could throw any light upon the subject, and that, notwithstanding its myriad rays, it refuses to do. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 37239
Author: Orpen, Adela E. (Adela Elizabeth Richards)
Release Date: Aug 29, 2011
Format: eBook
Language: English

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