Koh-I-Noor: The History of the World's Most Infamous Diamond by William Dalrymple, Anita Anand

Koh-I-Noor: The History of the World's Most Infamous Diamond

William Dalrymple, Anita Anand

335 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction historical history adventurous fast-paced

Description

The first comprehensive and authoritative history of the Koh-i Noor, arguably the most celebrated and mythologised jewel in the world. On 29 March 1849, the ten-year-old Maharajah of the Punjab was ushered into the magnificent Mirrored Hall at the...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 131 reviews

Moods

informative 92%
reflective 38%
challenging 30%
adventurous 15%
mysterious 15%
dark 7%
sad 7%

Pace

medium 53%
slow 23%
fast 23%

Average rating

3.88

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!

If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.