The Diamond

Meh. I listened to this on CD, hence the long time it took me to finish it, and there were a lot of occasions when I just didn’t care enough to go on but I did. It was sort of interesting, the history of the French kings and then of the French Revolution was most interesting to me. The diamond itsel......more

From British occupied India to the Kings of France, the Pitt Diamond – later named the Regent – saw many royal personages throughout its history. It was first discovered by a slave toiling the mines and slipped through several hands of thieves and vagabonds before finding its way to Thomas Pitt, Gov......more

Spanning two centuries, this book tells the story of the famous Regent Diamond, and the many historical figures involved with it, including Napoleon Bonaparte, Marie Antoinette, and Louis XIV. The diamond is discovered by a miner in Africa, and falls into the hands of the Pitt family. After cutting......more

Carefully researched version of the history and intrigues of The Regency, one of the largest diamonds in the world, now in the Louvre. Beginning with a toady at Napolean's banishment to Elba, researching backward to William Pitt, forward to the Louvre, this is a historical novel about a certain diam......more

Written from the perspective of a French nobleman who has been exiled with Napoleon. He follows the ownership of a famous diamond, called the Regent, through several generations up until the time it comes into the possession of Napoleon. It's not an easy read. I find a few pages are all I can manage......more