The Eustace Diamonds: Volume I

by Anthony Trollope

Overview

Lizzie Greystock is beautiful but selfish. Sir Florian Eustace is attracted to her and marries her. Within a few months he is dead leaving Lizzie an income and a life interest in a Scottish castle. Lizzie also has in her possession a valuable diamond necklace which the Eustace family lawyers want returned as a family heirloom. Lizzie refuses and lies to her cousin Frank, a barrister and MP, to gain his help and advice. To escape the efforts of the family lawyers to retrieve the necklace, Lizzie decides to live in Scotland, where she is joined from time to time by friends.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781523228133
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	01/04/2016
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.55(d)

About the Author

Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) was one of the most successful, prolific, and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. Some of his best-known books collectively comprise the Chronicles of Barsetshire series, which revolves around the imaginary county of Barsetshire and includes the books The Warden, Barchester Towers, Doctor Thorne, and others. Trollope wrote nearly 50 novels in all, in addition to short stories, essays, and plays.