Project Gutenberg 2021-10-12 Public domain in the USA. 61 Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith) 1863 1935 Fletcher, Joseph Smith Tuomikoski, Aino 1889 1958 The orange-yellow diamond. Finnish Kellanpunainen timantti Sirkku-Liisa Häyhä-Karmakainen and Tapio Riikonen "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 ease score: 43.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Detective and mystery stories London (England) -- Fiction Diamonds -- Fiction PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 571429 2025-07-26T09:36:54.095647 text/html 571250 571190 2024-12-27T09:39:37.146962 2023-09-28T09:45:01.359418 text/html text/html 268767 2025-07-26T09:37:01.840176 application/epub+zip 277613 2025-07-26T09:36:56.118719 application/epub+zip 277612 2025-07-26T09:36:54.866677 application/epub+zip 551747 2025-07-26T09:37:06.524120 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 510449 2025-07-26T09:37:01.039135 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462009 2022-09-29T21:30:56.035048 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 523198 2025-07-26T09:36:53.554674 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 503400 2024-10-18T16:43:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17933 2025-07-26T09:37:06.824083 application/rdf+xml 15530 2025-07-26T09:36:55.379664 image/jpeg 4042 2025-07-26T09:36:55.122634 image/jpeg 267367 2025-07-26T09:36:54.140640 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 fi.wikipedia