Hope : adventures of a diamond / Marian Fowler.
Hope : adventures of a diamond / Marian Fowler.
Alternate Title
:
Adventures of a diamond
By
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Fowler, Marian, 1929-
Publication Date
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2002
Publication Information
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Toronto : Random House Canada,
Physical Description
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366 p. : ill.
Subject Term
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Hope diamond.
Summary
:
The Hope Diamond -- the largest and most beautiful dark blue diamond ever found -- has inspired legends and lies, fabulous superstition and fierce passion. For three centuries it passed from hand to hand, and from country to country. It may have served as all-powerful eye in a Hindu statue, was worn by three French kings amidst the splendours of Versailles and was stolen in a farcical jewel heist during the terrors of the French Revolution. Rescued and adored by a rich Dutch art connoisseur, the diamond later became the subject of a long and bitter London court battle, whose every sensational detail was splashed across the tabloid newspapers of the day.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9780679311201
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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Corner Brook (WCB) | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 736.2 F82 | Checked In |