Researching Jacob, a well known jeweller,suspected spy, antique dealer of Simla in 1880s , 1900s. It is said that the Jacob diamond was named after him. Any info would be appreciated. Ali
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ali Khan Researching Jacob, a well known jeweller,suspected spy, antique dealer of Simla in 1880s , 1900s. It is said that the Jacob diamond was named after him. Any info would be appreciated. ============================================================= In other words, you are referring to ''Lurgan Sahib'' immortalised in Rudyard Kipling's ''Kim''. I hope the following links would give you all the inforamtion you need. Cheers, ---- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar 1 A note on 'Lurgan Sahib' by Brigadier Alec Mason http://www.kiplingsociety.co.uk/rg_kim_notes8_lurgan.htm 2 "JACOB OF SIMLA," KIPLING'S "LURGAN SAHIB." fromMorning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954) Tuesday 29 March 1921 http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/53978702 3 Book: ''The Mysterious Mr Jacob'' by John Zubrzycki Publisher Random House India, 2012 ISBN 8184003366, 9788184003369 https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Azy2w8nDPP4C&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+Mysterious+Mr+Jacob&hl=en&sa=X&ei=mBLwVNCrLIiOuASPx4LABw&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=The%20Mysterious%20Mr%20Jacob&f=false 4 The Project Gutenberg EBook of Kim, by Rudyard Kipling http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2226/2226-h/2226-h.htm ====================
Hello List Ali, this link is about Jacob's burial in the Sewri Cemetery, Bombay. http://www.theguardian.com/books/2005/dec/31/featuresreviews.guardianreview14 or http://tinyurl.com/nnw3odx Another edition of Kim, with illustrations by the author's father. https://archive.org/details/kim_____00kipl Cheers Maureen On 27/02/2015, at 5:47 PM, Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar via <india@rootsweb.com> wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ali Khan > Researching Jacob, a well known jeweller,suspected spy, antique > dealer of Simla in 1880s , 1900s. It is said that the Jacob diamond > was named after him. Any info would be appreciated. > ============================================================= > > In other words, you are referring to ''Lurgan Sahib'' immortalised > in Rudyard Kipling's ''Kim''. I hope the following links would give > you all the inforamtion you need. Cheers, > > ---- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar >