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Uniform Title: The orange-yellow diamond. Finnish
Title: Kellanpunainen timantti
Credits: Sirkku-Liisa Häyhä-Karmakainen and Tapio Riikonen
Summary: "Kellanpunainen timantti" by J. S. Fletcher is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set against the backdrop of London's poorer districts, highlighting social contrasts and the struggles of its characters. The main protagonist, Andrew Lauriston, is a young writer facing dire financial difficulties, and the narrative follows his interactions as he navigates the challenges that arise from his situation. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to Andrew Lauriston, who is at the brink of starvation and desperate for money. He contemplates pawning his father’s pocket watch to pay his overdue rent to his landlady, Mrs. Flitwick. Despite his initial reluctance to visit a pawnbroker, he musters the courage to do so after an interaction with Mrs. Flitwick, which leads him to a young and charming pawn dealer's assistant named Zillah. As Lauriston's struggles deepen, the narrative introduces a sinister turn when Lauriston finds the pawnbroker dead in his shop shortly after he attempts to seek help, which complicates his situation further. The opening sets the stage for a mystery infused with themes of poverty, desperation, and the unexpected entanglements that life presents. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 43.1 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Author: Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith), 1863-1935
Translator: Tuomikoski, Aino, 1889-1958
EBook No.: 66523
Published: Oct 12, 2021
Downloads: 50
Language: Finnish
Subject: Detective and mystery stories
Subject: London (England) -- Fiction
Subject: Diamonds -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Uniform Title: The orange-yellow diamond. Finnish
Title: Kellanpunainen timantti
Credits: Sirkku-Liisa Häyhä-Karmakainen and Tapio Riikonen
Summary: "Kellanpunainen timantti" by J. S. Fletcher is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set against the backdrop of London's poorer districts, highlighting social contrasts and the struggles of its characters. The main protagonist, Andrew Lauriston, is a young writer facing dire financial difficulties, and the narrative follows his interactions as he navigates the challenges that arise from his situation. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to Andrew Lauriston, who is at the brink of starvation and desperate for money. He contemplates pawning his father’s pocket watch to pay his overdue rent to his landlady, Mrs. Flitwick. Despite his initial reluctance to visit a pawnbroker, he musters the courage to do so after an interaction with Mrs. Flitwick, which leads him to a young and charming pawn dealer's assistant named Zillah. As Lauriston's struggles deepen, the narrative introduces a sinister turn when Lauriston finds the pawnbroker dead in his shop shortly after he attempts to seek help, which complicates his situation further. The opening sets the stage for a mystery infused with themes of poverty, desperation, and the unexpected entanglements that life presents. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 43.1 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Author: Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith), 1863-1935
Translator: Tuomikoski, Aino, 1889-1958
EBook No.: 66523
Published: Oct 12, 2021
Downloads: 50
Language: Finnish
Subject: Detective and mystery stories
Subject: London (England) -- Fiction
Subject: Diamonds -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.