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The Amber Room By the same authors The Stone of Heaven THE AMBER ROOM The Fate of the World's Greatest Lost Treasure Catherine Scott-Clark & Adrian Levy Copyright © 2004 by Catherine Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Publisher. First published in the United States of America in 2004 by Walker Publishing Company, Inc.; published simultaneously in Great Britain by Atlantic Books, an imprint of Grove Atlantic Ltd. For information about permission to reproduce selections from this book, write to Permissions, Walker & Company, 104 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10011. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data available upon request eISBN: 978-0-802-71809-9 Visit Walker & Company's Web site at www.walkerbooks.com Printed in the United States of America 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 In memory of Muriel Claudia Worsdell and Gerald Anthony Scott-Clark 'There are different truths... foolish truths and wise truth, and your truth is foolish. There is also justice...' Irina Antonova, director of the Pushkin Museum, Moscow1 'Some of the splendour of the world Has melted away through war and time; He who protects and conserves Has won the most beautiful fortune.' J.W.Goethe, 1826 Contents List of Maps and Illustrations Acknowledgements Note on Transliteration Dramatis Personae Maps Introduction The Amber Room Notes Bibliography
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