Sydafrika, ca 1870
Indeholder "1. En fransk visit", "2. Ved diamantfelterne", "3. Videnskabelige diskussioner kan føre til forelskelse", "4. Vandergårt-Kopje", "5. En boers skæbne", "6. Livet blandt eventyrere og lykkejægere", "7. Katastrofen", "8. Eksperimentet", "9. Den store overraskelse", "10. John Watkins træffer en vigtig beslutning", "11. 'Sydstjernen'", "12. Rejseforberedelser", "13. Gennem Transvaal", "14. Uhyggelige oplevelser", "15. En sammensværgelse", "16. Forræderi", "17. Afrikansk væddeløb", "18. En talende struds dukker op", "19. Den hemmelighedsfulde grotte", "20. Hjemkomsten", "21. En natlig domsafsigelse", "22. En ny slags diamantmine opdages", "23. En mand banker på", "24. Et stjerneskud".

Cyprien Méré på 26 år er ingeniør og har forelsket sig i Alice Watkins, der er datter af en hr Watkins, der ejer et landområde, der sikkert rummer diamanter.
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Victor Cyprien, a French engineer currently living in the "Diamond Fields" of Griqualand, South Africa desires to marry the beautiful daughter of Mr. Watkins, a man who holds claims to the land that are the "Diamond Fields." Watkins has other plans for his daughter which include her staying in South Africa and marrying one of the wealthier diamond miners. To put himself in a better position to win the hand of Alice, Victor buys a share and begins working his own claim. However, Alice convinces him to return to chemistry and pursue his theory that he can synthesize a diamond. The experiment appears to work as a 243 carat diamond is created and named "The Star of the South," which he gives to Alice. When the diamond is stolen, Cyprien and three other potential suitors for the hand of Alice, travel across South Africa in pursuit of the suspected culprit....
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Vandergårt-Kopje eller Vandergaart-Kopje. Historien er skrevet af Jean François Paschal Grousset men krediteres Jules Verne fordi han har omskrevet den. I den oprindelige franske tekst hedder hovedpersonen Cyprien Méré, men det er ændret til Victor Cyprien i senere udgivelser. ( )

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Kincskeresős-kalandos, kicsit tudós-bolondos. Remek keveredése ezen elemeknek - nemre való tekintet nélkül... ( )

This was a great Verne novel, truly exhibiting all the wondrous and enchanting adventures that he is capable of coming up with. The characters suited their purposes, the plot was eventful and appealing, and the action was great. The twists and turns along the way were also surprising and interesting and I felt attached for the entire duration of the ride. This is one of Verne's best novels and it shows, by leaps and bounds.

5 stars. ( )

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