This site is the complete 1882 book The Great Diamonds of the World, page by page as originally printed — period spelling, remedies and opinions included. About this edition →
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Introduction
2 pages
The Braganza
3 pages
The Matan
2 pages
The Nizam
2 pages
The Stewart
The two Largest Diamonds of South Africa--Finding the Stewart--An Accidental Discovery--"Joy is Dangerous"--The Anxiety of…
The Great Mogul
3 pages
The Star of the South
2 pages
Du Toit I
Beautiful but a little "Off-Colour"--South African Diamonds--Their Origin and Character--Enormous Increase of--Estimated Value of "Claims"…
The Great Table
2 pages
The Regent of Portugal
The Slave and the Diamond--Punishments and Rewards in Mining--How Bahia became famous--Discovery of the Regent by a Negro--He is Pensioned…
The Jagersfontein
7 pages
The Koh-I-Nur
9 pages
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Highlights
The Pigott
THE Early Days of the Indian Empire--The Black Hole of Calcutta--The Successes of Clive--"Trifling Gifts"--A Lottery Prize--Sold…
The Napoleon
The Vague History of a Brilliant Gem--An Ornament of Napoleon's Sword Hilt. VERY little is known regarding this beautiful gem…
The Star of the South
Found by a Negress.--A stone of singular beauty.--Sold for pound 3,000, ultimately to realise pound 80,000.--A lovely tint.--The…
The Rough
Roughs of the East and West--A Text for the Educationist--A Lost Diamond--A Reminiscence of Golconda.
The Sea of Glory
A Reminiscence of Persian Splendour-A Splendid Crown Jewel. IT is quite possible that the graphic author of the Sketches of…
The Russian Table
A Russian Secret.