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Diamonds in English Literature – Twentieth Century Novels and Short Stories
King Solomon’s Mines. H Rider Haggard The climax of this novel has the heroes finding a secret cave filled with gold, diamonds and other treasure. But they are trapped in the cave when the evil witch doctor closes the heavy … Continue reading
Diamonds in English Literature – Victorian Novelists and Poets
The Diamond Necklace. Thomas Carlyle At a time when scientists were just beginning to understand gemstones and how they form, writers were experimenting with ideas that we now call ‘new age’. Spiritualism, Eastern mysticism, even fairies were catching not only … Continue reading
Diamonds in English Literary Culture – Elizabethan Drama
Love’s Labour’s Lost. William Shakespeare This play has an unusual ending for a Shakespearean comedy. Instead of every character getting married at the end, news of a death causes each couple to separate for a year. In the case of … Continue reading
Papa! What’s money?
‘Papa! what’s money?’ The abrupt question had such immediate reference to the subject of Mr Dombey’s thoughts, that Mr Dombey was quite disconcerted. ‘What is money, Paul?’ he answered. ‘Money?’ ‘Yes,’ said the child, laying his hands upon the elbows … Continue reading