Verne, Jules,  1828-1905 <br/><br/>
De Zuidster, het land der diamanten 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vanished_Diamond Wikipedia page about this book: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_S%C3%BCdstern_oder_Das_Land_der_Diamanten  Release date is 2006-01-23 
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<br/><br/> "De Zuidster, het land der diamanten" by Jules Verne is a novel published in 1884. Set in South Africa's diamond fields, the story follows French mining engineer Victor Cyprien as he attempts to win the hand of Alice Watkins, daughter of a wealthy landowner. When his artificial diamond experiment appears successful, producing a massive 243-carat gem called The Star of the South, Victor's triumph turns to disaster as the diamond mysteriously vanishes during a celebration banquet. A desperate chase across the dangerous Veld ensues to recover the stolen treasure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Diamond mines and mining -- South Africa -- Fiction 
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