The blood stone

In the early seventeenth century, young Venetian Filippo Veroneo travels from Venice to Afghanistan to rescue his imprisoned father, Geronimo, and stops in India to raise the ransom by selling his father's beautiful diamond to the ruler Shah Jehan, who later uses the stone as the model for the Taj Mahal. Suggested level: secondary.

Year

2004

Language

English

Publisher

Egmont

Editions

6

Pages

416

ISBN

9781405212847

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