CONTENTS.
| I. | |
| THE REGENT | [9] |
| II. | |
| THE ORLOFF | [37] |
| III. | |
| LA PELEGRINA | [59] |
| IV. | |
| THE KOH-I-NUR | [79] |
| V. | |
| THE FRENCH BLUE | [111] |
| VI. | |
| THE BRAGANZA | [131] |
| VII. | |
| THE BLACK PRINCE'S RUBY | [149] |
| VIII. | |
| THE SANCI | [177] |
| IX. | |
| THE GREAT MOGUL | [198] |
| X. | |
| THE AUSTRIAN YELLOW | [218] |
| XI. | |
| A FAMOUS NECKLACE | [238] |
| XII. | |
| THE TARA BROOCH AND THE SHRINE OF ST. PATRICK'S BELL | [262] |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
| Page. | |
| The Regent | [14] |
| The Orloff | [40] |
| The Koh-i-Nur | [83] |
| Koh-i-Nur, as recut | [85] |
| Tavernier's Blue Diamond | [118] |
| The "Hope Blue" Diamond | [119] |
| "Brunswick" Blue Diamond | [123] |
| "Hope Blue" Diamond, as mounted | [126] |
| The Crown of England | [171] |
| The Sanci | [183] |
| The Great Mogul | [209] |
| The Austrian Yellow | [220] |
| Diamond in the rough | [229] |
| Diamond after cutting | [232] |
| "The Necklace of History" | [243] |
| The Tara Brooch | [265] |
| St. Patrick's Bell | [279] |