The strange effects which the possession of a gem of marvelous beauty
and great value has upon several sharply differentiated characters is
the thread with which this dramatic tale of events is woven. The
combination of the mystical, the imaginative and the realistic makes
very unusual reading. The diamond has the power of making its owner love
it not for what it means in money, but for itself; it also has in it a
lurking devil which portends evil happenings. The series of incidents
which these qualities in the gem bring about, taken with the love story,
which runs through it all, comprise a novel which holds the reader's
attention from the very first adventure to the final outcome.
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A New Novel
By James Lane Allen