The Rajah's Diamond
 The Rajah's Diamond on "New Arabian Nights" | |
| Author | Robert Louis Stevenson |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Later-day Arabian Nights |
| Genre | Detective fiction short story |
| Publisher | London Magazine |
Publication date | June–October 1878 |
| Publication place | Scotland |
| Media type | Print (Periodical) |
| Preceded by | The Suicide Club |
The Rajah's Diamond is a cycle of four short stories by Robert Louis Stevenson. First published in 1878, 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.[1]
BBC Wales broadcast an operatic adaptation of The Rajah's Diamond (1979) by Alun Hoddinott, starring Geraint Evans and featuring the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.[2]
Publication history
- Stevenson, Robert Louis (1878). The Rajah's Diamond (June–October ed.). UK: London Magazine.
{{cite book}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Stevenson, Robert Louis (September 1991). The Rajah's Diamond (Hardcover ed.). USA: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-88184-741-0.
References
External links
Wikisource has original text related to this article:
- The Rajah's Diamond at Project Gutenberg
- The New Arabian Nights scanned at Archive.org.
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