Project Gutenberg 2006-01-23 Public domain in the USA. 174 Verne, Jules 1828 1905 Verne, Júlio Verne, Jules Gabriël Verne, Jules Gabriel Verne, Gyula De Zuidster, het land der diamanten Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vanished_Diamond Wikipedia page about this book: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_S%C3%BCdstern_oder_Das_Land_der_Diamanten Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ "De Zuidster, het land der diamanten" by Jules Verne is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Cyprianus Méré, a young French engineer and scientist, who has come to South Africa on a mission of geological research pertaining to diamonds. His aspirations, however, hit a snag when he presents a marriage proposal to Alice Watkins, only to face the resistance of her father, Mr. Watkins, who has other plans for his daughter. The opening of the novel introduces the main character, Cyprianus Méré, as he earnestly asks Mr. Watkins for the hand of his daughter Alice. As they engage in conversation, the clash between Méré's scientific ambitions and Watkins' rigid social expectations becomes evident. Mr. Watkins' dismissive reaction to the proposal reveals not only his protective nature but also the socio-economic divides that complicate relationships in this setting. The scene is further enriched by the introduction of Alice, who brings a touch of levity with her playful conversation about her pet ostrich, providing a glimpse into her character and her relationship with Méré as they interact against the rough backdrop of diamond mining in Grikwaland. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. nl Diamond mines and mining -- South Africa -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 596151 2025-10-07T11:56:30.946480 text/html 594239 2006-01-23T10:41:00 text/html 293452 2025-10-07T11:56:41.239438 application/epub+zip 302227 2025-10-07T11:56:34.756443 application/epub+zip 283042 2025-10-07T11:56:33.279522 application/epub+zip 505886 2025-10-07T11:56:45.799402 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 474977 2025-10-07T11:56:40.182488 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 450227 2022-09-08T11:51:10.687741 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 533912 2025-10-07T11:56:29.434518 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 533344 2006-01-23T10:40:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19120 2025-10-07T11:56:45.946868 application/rdf+xml 11835 2025-10-07T11:56:33.801423 image/jpeg 2901 2025-10-07T11:56:33.544438 image/jpeg 197973 2006-01-23T10:41:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 206117 2006-01-23T10:41:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 283511 2025-10-07T11:56:30.996468 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia pt.wikipedia