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The Palliser Novels: Book #3
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Simon Vance
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Length
23 hours 58 minutes
Language
English
The third and least political novel of the Palliser series, The Eustace Diamonds concerns the beautiful pathological liar Lizzie Greystock. Determined to marry into wealth, Lizzie snares the ailing Sir Florian Eustace and quickly becomes a widow. Despite the brevity of their marriage, Lizzie still inherits according to the generous terms of Sir Florianās will, which include the Eustace diamonds. When the Eustace family solicitor, Mr. Camperdown, begins to question her legal claim to the family heirloom, Lizzie begins to weave a tangled web of deception and crime to gain possession of the diamonds.
Enlisting the aid of her cousin Frank Greystock, much to the dismay of his fiancĆ©e, Lucy Morris, Lizzie seeks to both avoid legal prosecution and have a true love affair, first with Frank, and later with Lord George de Bruce Carruthers. Considered a satire of the acceptance of the corrupting influence of money and greed in Victorian society, Trollopeās novel blends elements of mystery, politics, and romance in a memorable and thought-provoking work.
Anthony Trollope (1815 ā 1882) was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. Some of his best-loved works, collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, revolve around the imaginary county of Barsetshire. He also wrote perceptive novels on political, social, and gender issues, and on other topical matters.
Simon VanceĀ is a stage, TV, and film actor who has narrated more than 200 audiobooks for which he has won multipleĀ AudioFileĀ Earphone Awards and Audie nominations. He has also been selected as anĀ AudioFileĀ Golden Voice. Formerly a BBC Radio newsreader in London, he now resides in Northern California.
Reviews
āThe Eustace Diamonds is a novel about the scandal and yet the ubiquity of lyingā¦That Lizzieā¦is such a source of pleasure to the reader, and commands reluctant admiration from many in the novel, is a consequence of her combination of quick-wittedness, youth, and complete absence of moral conscience.ā
āFor readers [Lizzie is] a masterpiece of comic invention. The brilliant so-polite-but-deadly dialogue, posh bitchy female spats, and hilariously unimpressed servants, make this a joy to read.ā
āAmong narrator Simon Vanceās many talents is his flair for censorious dowagers, filling their voices with lofty pique and the creaking of staysā¦As with all Trollopeās novels, the authorās voice is ever at large examining the moral territory. To this editorial presence, Vance gives a limber pacing and genial tone that are exactly in tune with Trollopeās humane sensibility.ā
āLizze Eustace is at the heart of the novel and it is Trollopeās success in portraying her in all her shabby weakness and her not-inconsiderable strangths that have ensured the continuing popularity of The Eustace Diamonds.ā
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