''The Rajah's Diamond'' is a cycle of four short stories by
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for works such as ''Treasure Island'', ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll a ...
. First published in
1878
Events January–March
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in a serial periodical ''
London Magazine
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1732–1785
''The London Magazine, or, Gentleman's Monthly I ...
'', they were republished in the first volume of ''
New Arabian Nights''. The stories are:
*"Story of the Bandbox"
*"Story of the Young Man in Holy Orders"
*"Story of the House with the Green Blinds"
*"The Adventure of Prince Florizel and a Detective"
Adaptations
Dramafilms released a movie entitled ''The Tame Cat'' (
1921), based on these stories, directed by
Will H. Bradley and starring Marion Harding and Ray Irwin.
On the 24 November 1979
BBC Wales broadcast an
operatic adaptation for television of ''The Rajah's Diamond'' (
1979
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January
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) by
Alun Hoddinott
Alun Hoddinott CBE (11 August 1929 – 11 March 2008) was a Welsh composer of classical music, one of the first to receive international recognition.
Life and works
Hoddinott was born in Bargoed, Glamorganshire, Wales. He was educated at Gowe ...
, starring
Geraint Evans
Sir Geraint Llewellyn Evans (16 February 1922 – 19 September 1992) was a Welsh bass-baritone noted for operatic roles including Figaro in ''Le nozze di Figaro'', Papageno in ''Die Zauberflöte'', and the title role in ''Wozzeck''. Evans was esp ...
and featuring the
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
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.
A Soviet adaptation titled ''
'' was released in 1981.
Publication history
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References
External links
''The New Arabian Nights''scanned at
Archive.org
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.
Rajah's Diamond, The
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Short story collections by Robert Louis Stevenson
Works originally published in The London Magazine
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