''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 ...
. First published in
1878
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in a serial periodical ''
London Magazine'', 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
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broadcast an
operatic adaptation for television of ''The Rajah's Diamond'' (
1979
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) by
Alun Hoddinott, starring
Geraint Evans and featuring the
BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
A Soviet adaptation titled ''
The Suicide Club, or the Adventures of a Titled Person'' was released in 1981.
Publication history
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References
External links
''The New Arabian Nights''scanned at
Archive.org.
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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