Project Gutenberg 2012-08-13 Public domain in the USA. 355 Tracy, Louis 1863 1928 Holmes, Gordon The King of Diamonds: A Tale of Mystery and Adventure Produced by D Alexander, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The King of Diamonds: A Tale of Mystery and Adventure" by Louis Tracy is a fictional novel written in the early 20th century. This story intertwines themes of mystery and adventure, focusing on a young boy named Philip Anson, who finds himself in dire circumstances. As he navigates the challenges of poverty and the loss of his mother, he stumbles upon extraordinary circumstances surrounding a fallen meteor which contains diamonds of astronomical value, setting off a chain of events that will test his character and resilience. At the start of the novel, Philip Anson is a vulnerable yet determined fifteen-year-old boy dealing with the imminent death of his paralyzed mother. He confronts the harsh realities of life in London's East End, struggling for their survival after being cast into poverty. The narrative immediately plunges into an emotional depth as Philip's resolve to support his mother is challenged. After a violent thunderstorm, Philip discovers a meteor that has crashed in his backyard, containing diamonds. This discovery shifts his prospects dramatically, leading to a compelling narrative filled with unexpected twists involving the pursuit of wealth, the nature of trust, and the painful mysteries of his family's past. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40493/40493-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction Detective and mystery stories PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: British Literature 518280 2025-08-16T11:52:29.099166 text/html 500908 2024-10-23T10:09:56 text/html 582335 2025-08-16T11:52:35.751166 application/epub+zip 590988 2025-08-16T11:52:29.978160 application/epub+zip 272341 2025-08-16T11:52:29.534196 application/epub+zip 758789 2025-08-16T11:52:40.296161 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 731077 2025-08-16T11:52:35.309131 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412400 2022-09-18T14:08:40.957438 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 491645 2025-08-16T11:52:27.586230 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 471673 2024-10-23T10:09:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17119 2025-08-16T11:52:40.438125 application/rdf+xml 24849 2025-08-16T11:52:29.631176 image/jpeg 3062 2025-08-16T11:52:29.583178 image/jpeg 553237 2025-08-16T11:52:29.151170 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