The Diamond Maker
Author: H. G. Wells
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Languages: English, RU
Genre: Fiction, Literary, Sci-Fi, Short story
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On the Thames Embankment at night a ragged stranger offers to sell a huge diamond for a hundred pounds, and says he made it himself.
Characters
- The narrator — A Londoner with a science degree: A cautious man of modest means who half believes the stranger and does nothing.
- The diamond maker — Destitute chemist: A ragged man of thirty-two who has spent fifteen years and every penny making diamonds.
- The begging-letter writer — Drunken neighbour: A drunk lodger who reports his neighbour to the police as an anarchist.