The Eustace Diamonds

by Trollope, Anthony; Gill, Stephen; Sutherland, John

• ISBN13: 9780141441207
• ISBN10: 0141441208
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-12-28
• Publisher: Penguin Classics

Summary

The third novel in Trollope’s Palliser series, The Eustace Diamondsbears 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.

Author Biography

Anthony Trollope (1815-û1882) enjoyed considerable acclaim both as a novelist and as a senior civil servant in the Post Office. He published more than forty novels that are regarded as among the greatest of nineteenth-century fiction.
John Sutherland is Lord Northcliffe Professor of Modern English Literature at University College London and wrote the introduction to Chekhov-'s The Shooting Party for Penguin Classics.
Stephen Gill is a professor of English literature at Oxford University, a fellow of Lincoln College, and editor of Selected Poems by William Wordsworth (see page 107).

Table of Contents

Foreword: Trollope at the Turn of the Century	p. vii
Introduction The Myth of England	p. xi
Note on the Text	p. xxxiii
Select Bibliography	p. xxxv
A Chronology of Anthony Trollope	p. xxxvii
Lizzie Greystock	p. 1
Lady Eustace	p. 10
Lucy Morris	p. 19
Frank Greystock	p. 28
The Eustace Necklace	p. 36
Lady Linlithgow's Mission	p. 49
Mr. Burke's Speeches	p. 58
The Conquering Hero Comes	p. 68
Showing What the Miss Fawns Said, and What Mrs. Hittaway Thought	p. 74
Lizzie and Her Lover	p. 87
Lord Fawn at His Office	p. 99
'I Only Thought of It'	p. 106
Showing What Frank Greystock Did	p. 113
'Doan't Thou Marry for Munny'	p. 122
'I'Ll Give You a Hundred Guinea Brooch'	p. 132
Certainly an Heirloom	p. 143
The Diamonds Are Seen in Public	p. 152
'And I Have Nothing to Give'	p. 161
'As My Brother '	p. 172
The Diamonds Become Troublesome	p. 183
'Ianthe's Soul'	p. 189
Lady Eustace Procures a Pony for the Use of Her Cousin	p. 200
Frank Greystock's First Visit to Portray	p. 206
Showing What Frank Greystock Thought About Marriage	p. 217
Mr. Dove's Opinion	p. 225
Mr. Gowran is Very Funny	p. 232
Lucy Morris Misbehaves	p. 243
Mr. Dove in His Chambers	p. 249
'I Had Better Go Away'	p. 261
Mr. Greystock's Troubles	p. 270
Frank Greystock's Second Visit to Portray	p. 279
Mr. and Mrs. Hittaway in Scotland	p. 292
'It Won't Be True'	p. 298
Lady Linlithgow at Home	p. 307
Too Bad for Sympathy	p. 316
Lizzie's Guests	p. 326
Lizzie's First Day	p. 334
Nappie's Grey Horse	p. 346
Sir Griffin Takes an Unfair Advantage	p. 1
'You Are Not Angry ?'	p. 5
'Likewise the Bears in Couples Agree'	p. 10
Sunday Morning	p. 19
Life at Portray	p. 25
A Midnight Adventure	p. 35
The Journey to London	p. 46
Lucy Morris in Brook Street	p. 54
Matching Priory	p. 66
Lizzie's Condition	p. 76
Bunfit and Gager	p. 82
In Hertford Street	p. 92
Confidence	p. 101
Mrs. Carbuncle Goes to the Theatre	p. 107
Lizzie's Sick-Room	p. 118
I Suppose I May Say a Word	p. 129
Quints or Semitentbs	p. 139
Job's Comforters	p. 144
Humpty Dumpty	p. 154
'the Fiddle with One String'	p. 165
Mr. Gowran Up in London	p. 170
'Let It Be as Though It Had Never Been'	p. 179
Lizzie's Great Friend	p. 190
'You Know Where My Heart Is'	p. 206
The Corsair is Afraid	p. 214
Lizzie's Last Scheme	p. 222
Tribute	p. 228
The Aspirations of Mr. Emilius	p. 237
The Eye of the Public	p. 246
The Major	p. 256
'I Cannot Do It'	p. 266
Alas!	p. 278
Lizzie is Threatened with the Treadmill	p. 284
Lizzie Triumphs	p. 295
Lizzie's Last Lover	p. 303
Lizzie at the Police-Court	p. 316
Lord George Gives His Reasoras	p. 322
Lizzie Returns to Scotland	p. 329
The Story of Lucy Morris is Concluded	p. 341
The Trial	p. 351
Once More at Portray	p. 360
What Was Said About It All at Matching	p. 370
Explanatory Notes	p. 377
Who's Who in the Eustace Diamonds	p. 411
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