The blood stone
About this book
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.
Details
- OL Work ID
- OL5282461W
Subjects
Taj Mahal (Agra, India)Juvenile fictionExtrasensory perceptionFathers and sonsVoyages and travelsDiamondsFictionHistoryAdventure and adventurers, fictionChildren's fictionFathers and sons, fictionVoyages and travels, fictionExtrasensory perception, fictionIndia, fictionVenice (italy), fictionItaly, history, fiction