The Datchet Diamonds (Illustrated)

by Richard Marsh

Overview

The Datchet Diamonds: Eager to make a great fortune and marry the love of his life, Cyril Paxton invests all of his money in the stock market and loses it all in a final disastrous speculation. A ruined man, Cyril decides to emigrate, but on the train to Southampton, due to a luggage mix-up, he switches bags with certain Mr. Lawrence, and gets in possession of the stolen Duchess of Datchet's diamonds. He is exhilarated by the change of luck, but he'll soon find himself pursued by both the robbers and the police ()

Product Details

BN ID:	2940186622079
Publisher:	London: Ward, Lock & Co., 1898
Publication date:	08/27/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Richard Marsh (12 October 1857 – 9 August 1915) was the pseudonym of the English author born Richard Bernard Heldmann. A best-selling and prolific author of the late 19th century and the Edwardian period, Marsh is best known now for his supernatural thriller novel The Beetle, which was published the same year as Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897), and was initially even more popular. The Beetle remained in print until 1960. Marsh produced nearly 80 volumes of fiction and numerous short stories, in genres including horror, crime, romance and humour. Many of these have been republished recently, beginning with The Beetle in 2004. Marsh's grandson Robert Aickman was a notable writer of short "strange stories". Source: Wikipedia