false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170844643m/73954.jpg 73954 28 The third novel in Trollope's Palliser series, <I>The Eustace Diamonds</I> bears all the hallmarks of his later works, blending dark cynicism with humor and a keen perception of human nature. Following the death of her husband, Sir Florian, beautiful Lizzie Eustace mysteriously comes into possession of a hugely expensive diamond necklace. She maintains it was a gift from her husband, but the Eustace lawyers insist she give it up, and while her cousin Frank takes her side, her new lover, Lord Fawn, declares that he will only marry her if the necklace is surrendered. As gossip and scandal intensify, Lizzie's truthfulness is thrown into doubt, and, in her desire to keep the jewels, she is driven to increasingly desperate acts. 525729 1873 The Eustace Diamonds (Penguin Classics) total:322|5:87|4:133|3:79|2:19|1:4| 322 1246 507 40 3 1 false true Tue Oct 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jan 15 16:18:18 -0800 2009 Wed Oct 14 07:58:57 -0700 2009
There were many moments while reading this book wherein I voiced to myself that Anthony Trollope was a genius (perhaps a bit of an overstatement). His fairly blatant c...more...]]> 5 0 false true Sat Aug 02 12:55:40 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 02 13:20:23 -0700 2008 The Eustace Diamonds, however, Trollope immediately opens with a point-by-point description of the main character, Lizzie. Whether ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Jun 11 21:44:33 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 21:59:32 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1985 Tue Apr 03 14:00:48 -0700 2007 Mon Apr 09 09:24:26 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Apr 21 13:31:58 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 13:37:54 -0700 2009 This book was a little light on parliamentary drama r...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Aug 24 06:19:54 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 18 14:20:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Sep 10 19:26:10 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 02 12:12:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun May 25 19:49:55 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 11:35:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Aug 12 15:09:10 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 10:39:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 16:52:21 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 16:54:12 -0700 2009 0 1 false false Wed Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 21 18:14:13 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 18:15:22 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 23 10:03:42 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 10:03:42 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Sep 22 17:23:24 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 10:21:50 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 17:23:24 -0700 2009
This book was written as a serial in the "Fortnightly Review"; and I imagine that readers waited for it eagerly.

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The Eustace Diamonds is third in the Palliser Series, and is the least political so far. Its subject is a wonderful anti-heroine, Lizzy Eustace, a greedy, lying, wicked, entrancing girl, who causes ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 04 14:52:11 -0800 2008 Sun May 04 09:53:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Tue Jul 31 12:02:42 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 31 12:05:17 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 13:28:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 06:16:27 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 21 08:04:19 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 13:47:19 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Apr 25 14:18:58 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 17:21:23 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 14:18:58 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sun May 04 10:21:28 -0700 2008 Sun May 04 10:26:03 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=73954