Project Gutenberg 2012-07-27 Public domain in the USA. 182 Marsh, Richard 1857 1915 Heldman, Richard Bernard Heldmann, Bernard Wood, Stanley L. 1866 1928 Wood, Stanley Llewellyn The Datchet Diamonds Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by Google Books (Oxford University) "The Datchet Diamonds" by Richard Marsh is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a complex interplay of relationships and intrigue following the theft of valuable diamonds from the Duchess of Datchet. The characters include Mr. Cyril Paxton, a man with a troubled past and uncertain future, who, after a series of misadventures, comes into possession of the stolen diamonds, setting the stage for a moral dilemma that will put his character to the test. At the start of the novel, we meet Miss Strong, who reflects on her uneasy encounters with Mr. Lawrence, whom she met during a chance meeting at Devil's Dyke. Their relationship grows as they navigate societal expectations and romantic tensions, with Cyril Paxton looming on the periphery. The narrative swiftly pulls in themes of love, ambition, and duplicity, as Mr. Paxton overhears critical information regarding the robbery of the Datchet diamonds while on a train, complicating his already precarious financial situation. As he grapples with the allure of suddenly acquired wealth, the intertwining fates of the characters promise a gripping exploration of ethics, desire, and the dire consequences of ambition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Jewelry theft -- Fiction Mistaken identity -- Fiction Mystery fiction Nobility -- Crimes against -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Fiction Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 370900 2025-06-16T11:58:49.025908 text/html 368014 2014-07-13T17:00:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 507583 2025-06-16T11:58:57.645912 application/epub+zip 512853 2025-06-16T11:58:51.877879 application/epub+zip 204799 2025-06-16T11:58:50.061922 application/epub+zip 441207 2025-06-16T11:59:01.712827 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 410405 2025-06-16T11:58:56.331903 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 319413 2022-09-18T13:00:14.232939 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322126 2023-09-17T13:46:20.885587 text/plain 16927 2025-06-16T11:59:01.868831 application/rdf+xml 12362 2025-06-16T11:58:50.669907 image/jpeg 3292 2025-06-16T11:58:50.353910 image/jpeg 505389 2025-06-16T11:58:49.065900 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 en.wikipedia