The Opal, which would seem an unlikely title if the notion of the opal's unluckiness were well established. In 1875, less than fifty years after the publication of Scott's novel, Sir Henry Ponsonby felt compelled to write to Notes and Queries to ask for the foundation of the superstition, and received several different answers, none of which mention Anne of Geierstein. A brief assertion of such a connection is made by Sir John Piggot in an earlier issue, but it is hedged with a quotation from the gemmologist Charles Barbot (who ascribes it to the influence of Robert le Diable) and the scholars responding to Queen Victoria's secretary do not refer to it. Adaptations Between 1942 and 1944 the story was adapted into a newspaper comic strip by Rodolphe and Odette Vincent. Notes External links Page on Anne of Geierstein at the Walter Scott Digital Archive E-text at Arthur Wendover 1829 British novels Novels by Walter Scott Novels set in the 1470s Historical novels Novels set in Switzerland Novels adapted into comics Cultural depictions of Charles the Bold Female characters in literature Waverley Novels