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Trollope Anthony - The Eustace Diamonds - Paperback

Trollope Anthony - The Eustace Diamonds - Paperback

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Description: 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 fianc e 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. About THE Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up - to - date bibliographies for further study and much more.
Title: The Eustace Diamonds
Author(s): Trollope Anthony, Small, Helen (Fellow In English At Pembroke College, Oxford)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780199587780
Pages: 672 Pages
Publication Date: 6/4/2011
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Category: Classic Fiction
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