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The Eustace Diamonds (Oxford World's Classics) New Edition, Kindle Edition

by Anthony Trollope (Author), Helen Small (Author, Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
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'She liked lies...To lie readily and cleverly, recklessly and yet successfully, was, according to the lessons which she had learned, a necessity in a woman'

Lizzie Eustace is young, beautiful, and widowed. Her determination to hold on to the Eustace family's diamond necklace in the face of legal harassment by her brother-in-law's solicitor entangles her in a series of crimes - apparent and real - and contrived love-affairs. Her cousin Frank, Tory MP and struggling barrister, loyally assists her, to the distress of his fiancée, Lucy Morris. A pompous Under-Secretary of State, an exploitative and acquisitive American and her unhappy niece, a
shady radical peer, and a brutal aristocrat are only some of the characters in this, one of Trollope's most engaging novels: part sensation fiction, part detective story, part political satire, and part ironic romance.

The Eustace Diamonds (1873) belongs to Trollope's Palliser series. Though often considered the least political of the six novels, it is a highly revealing study of Victorian Britain, its colonial activities in Ireland and India, its veneration of wealth, and its pervasive dishonesty.
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Anthony Trollope (24 April 1815 - 6 December 1882) was an English novelist of the Victorian era. Among his best-known works is a series of novels collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which revolves around the imaginary county of Barsetshire. He also wrote novels on political, social, and gender issues, and other topical matters. Trollope's literary reputation dipped somewhat during the last years of his life, but he had regained the esteem of critics by the mid-20th century.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005WSNWAU
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ OUP Oxford; New edition (May 12, 2011)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 12, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2157 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 666 pages
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Anthony Trollope (1815-82) became one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. Some of Trollope's best-loved works revolve around the imaginary county of Barsetshire, but he also wrote penetrating novels on political, social, and gender issues and conflicts of his day.

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William Dornan
5.0 out of 5 stars A Modern Tale
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2021
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This is the third book in Anthony Trollope's Palliser novels. This book is a break from the other 5 novels. Plantangent and Glendora are only subsidiary characters . The main character is Lizzie Eustace nee Lizzie Greystock.
The novel is a seething satire on the veneration of wealth and its pervasive dishonesty of Victorian England. There is much in this novel that can be applied to today. The heroine of the story is really quite despicable and is very well realized. Trollope describes her as follows " She liked lies, thinking them more beautiful than truth. To lie readily , cleverly and recklessly and yet successfully was (to her) a necessity in a woman, and an added grace in a man." Trump could take lessons from her.
The diamonds referred to in the title refer to a valuable diamond necklace that belonged to her late husband's family which she claims were given to her before her husband died. The disposition of the diamonds provide the plot of the book.
All in all a satisfying read. I think that Trollope is a much underrated writer. In many ways I prefer him to Dickens. By the way you can read this novel and not have to read the other 5 novels in the series.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Trollope Potboiler
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2015
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This book was quite enjoyable, but I felt the ending was unsatisfying. The characters were great and the narrator's observations were clever and funny. The plot is quite complicated--and the novel is really a potboiler--and the narrative sheds a lot of light on the social mores of England in the 1800s. This was a fun book to read.
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Linda Stepp
3.0 out of 5 stars Dull But Moving Slowly
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2017
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I am struggling with this story. It is a very long one and the central character is not someone I respect. When first introduced in the story I was rooting for her but as her character unfolds I find a very cunning and manipulative but not very bright woman hidden behind her beauty. She should have been an actress! It is taking me forever to get through it as I am quickly bored after a few pages. I'm not sure I will even finish it! The last time I struggled with a well known classic was "Babbit". I did manage to finish it, and eventually came to like the silly man. Lizzie? It does not seem likely I will have any regard for her as I am at the point where she nearly has her cousin firmly in her clutches. As for Lucy . . . really? From a personally speculative point of view at this point I expect Lucy to wind up married to Lord Fawn! I would pity her but I see no future for her with Frank. At least my speculations interest me more than the actual story.
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Connie
5.0 out of 5 stars Love Trollope!
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2017
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I'm not sure there's an author (maybe other than Shakespeare) to equal Trollope in character portrayals that ring true and cross boundaries of time and culture. Lizzie Eustace in this story is the spitting image of women I've known more than once (unfortunately) in real life. Frank Greystock is brilliant as the flawed hero who isn't really very heroic. But so human. Even the supporting cast is so well-drawn they are absolutely lifelike. Trollope's plots may not be quite as twisty and turny as Dickens and his romances as tummy-fluttering as Jane Austen, but he's miles ahead of both of these, his more famous counterparts, in believability and realism (probably the reason his plots and romances aren't as melodramatic.). For sly wit and philosophical observation, he's every bit the equal of Austen and Dickens. It's a shame his mass popularity hasn't been as enduring. Was it his obsessions with hunting and parliament, the only major issues I take with his writing (other than his blatant anti-semitism which is inexplicable to me as he seemed to stand back and observe and question all the other cultural norms of his day)? His love of hunting and parliament are likely to bore his modern readers (as I imagine it did ninety percent of his Victorian readers). Yet he can't seem to help devoting a major part of every novel to these two subjects--always the dullest part. I can understand that he fancied himself a bit of a politician, but unable to be in parliament himself, he took to espousing his views through his novels. He wasn't, however, the crusader Dickens was (which can make Dickens novels a little preachy and unbalanced), so I find Trollope's political stands a little murky. Maybe his philosophical brain that could look at a question from more than one side kept him constantly wavering. Maybe his political views weren't even clear to himself. Anyway, taken as a package, flaws and all (just like his characters), I love Trollope. I think he was quite brilliant as a novelist, and this novel is one of my favourite Trollopian offerings.
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Eustace Diamonds
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2016
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The third novel in The Palliser series and an enjoyable read in it's own right. It is the greedy and manipulative Lizzie Eustace who holds the plot together. This is also a lengthy character driven novel. To my mind Trollope's female characters are always well presented, faults, foibles and all. They very much overshadow the male characters in their verve and flair.

My only quibble with this novel......to my mind the ending, "fate" of Lizzie Eustace was a bit of a let down for this reader. After Lizzie quite commanding the novel from the start I must confess to being the teeniest bit disappointed.
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Sharon Wilfong
5.0 out of 5 stars Acute observations about Victorian society and brilliantly written.
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2014
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book because I love character driven stories more than plot driven ones. The plot is very simple. Lady Eustace wants to keep diamonds her late husband gave her and the Eustace family lawyer wants them returned to the estate.

Each character is very interesting and the commentary Trollope makes about a class conscious society and the inner workings of each side is fascinating.

Trollope makes believable characters that draw you into their lives. I found myself wondering, "how is this all going to end?"
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Lost in Maine
5.0 out of 5 stars Entertained by Mr. Trollope
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2015
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If you have enjoyed the BBC serializations of Trollope novels (The Way We Live Now, Barchester Chronicles) try reading one. Great characters, plot and social commentary. I found the Eustace Diamonds very readable and entertaining. No need to pay for a copy. This digital copy worked well on the Kindle.
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Mike Hosken
5.0 out of 5 stars INTRIGUE
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 23, 2020
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Trollope at his best so far as I am concerned. The twists and turns, the ups and downs of the plot; the characterisations; all comprise a gentle trollopian narrative. This was my re-reading after several years. (Just skim over the fox-hunting chapter - Trollope's personal delight showing through in too much detail.)
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The Slacker
4.0 out of 5 stars Lizzie Eustace is a magnificent character
Reviewed in India on January 7, 2016
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On the whole, I would say The Eustace Diamonds is an enjoyable ride through London and rural Scotland, seen through the eyes of a thoroughly and unabashedly amoral heroine. Lizzie Eustace is a magnificent character, a triumph for any author, wicked, false, incapable of love and yet possessed of such a bravado, a hankering for love and life, that I could not help but sympathise with her, especially at her eventual fate.
Verdict? Trollope’s novels deserve to be read, but they are not necessarily every reader’s cup of tea. After all, some of us like coffee. I’m already impatient to read Phineas Redux, the next novel in the series. Some of you at least, would do the same.
- See more at: http://percytheslacker.blogspot.in/search/label/The%20Eustace%20Diamonds#sthash.w4LsPdo4.dpuf
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I. MCGREGOR
4.0 out of 5 stars ... a narrower range of characters and themes than Trollope's better known Barchester series
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 11, 2016
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"The Eustace Diamonds"l has a narrower range of characters and themes than Trollope's better known Barchester series. It could be labelled "superficial", but what a heroine! No holds barred about Lizzie Eustace's desperate contortions and scheming to have her cake and eat it in a man's world, except for the lack of actual sexual detail, which in would be unreasonable to expect from a Victorian novelist. I have read a whole library about the history of feminism, but this narrativel brings it home in a much more striking way. Well done Fanny Trollope, you brought up a son who understood the position of Victorian women in all social classes far better than Thackeray or Dickens.
I enjoyed the skilful way that Trollope allowed himself to share the weakness of his male characters, alternately succumbing to and struggling against Lizzie's charms. A splendid comeuppance at the end, though I didn't like the tinge of anti-Semitism that is so unpleasing to modern readers.
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Dorothy Jardine
5.0 out of 5 stars Great fun.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 21, 2020
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This is Trollope's answer to Vanity Fair. Great fun, full of warmth and humour. Lizzie Eustace doesn't have Becky Sharp's depth, but she's an entertaining presence on the page nevertheless.
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Travel Weary
3.0 out of 5 stars Rather slow!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 24, 2013
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Enjoyable but the book rambled a lot I thought, the story is in effect quite short but seemed to take a long time to tell, interestingly it was being serialised on Radio 4 at the same time as I was reading it and I couldnt help but listen to the radio adaptation which compressed the story but lost nothing for so doing. I suppose in the end I just really didnt like Lizzy so I didnt car too much what happened to her.
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