Project Gutenberg 2005-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 415 Trollope, Anthony 1815 1882 The Eustace Diamonds Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eustace_Diamonds E-text prepared by Anne Soulard, Charles Aldarondo, Tiffany Vergon, John R. Bilderback, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) and revised by Joseph E. Loewenstein, M.D. "The Eustace Diamonds" by Anthony Trollope is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story revolves around Lizzie Greystock, a young widow who inherits a valuable diamond necklace after marrying Sir Florian Eustace, and explores themes of social ambition, morality, and deception within the British aristocracy. The beginning of the novel introduces Lizzie Greystock, the only child of Admiral Greystock, who struggles with the aftermath of her father's death and her own social aspirations. After promptly marrying Sir Florian Eustace, who is wealthy but in poor health, Lizzie acquires the Eustace diamonds but immediately faces challenges regarding her financial situation and the social expectations imposed upon her. The narrative sets the stage for a tale of ambition, where Lizzie's complex character is explored alongside the looming threat of a lawsuit over the rightful ownership of the diamonds. Intrigue is woven through her interactions with family members and various societal figures, hinting at further conflict to come as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Satire London (England) -- Fiction Courtship -- Fiction Political fiction Jewelry theft -- Fiction Palliser, Plantagenet (Fictitious character) -- Fiction Poor women -- Fiction Socialites -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 1563739 2025-08-03T11:14:20.863898 text/html 1561606 2025-01-14T07:53:07 text/html 638267 2025-08-03T11:14:36.910818 application/epub+zip 660385 2025-08-03T11:14:24.625862 application/epub+zip 645791 2025-08-03T11:14:23.074878 application/epub+zip 1103586 2025-08-03T11:14:46.293770 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1068410 2025-08-03T11:14:35.779865 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1043893 2022-09-04T05:46:15.346161 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1515458 2025-08-03T11:14:18.037963 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1495537 2025-01-14T07:53:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1515304 2012-09-08T21:53:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1515312 2012-09-08T21:53:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22651 2025-08-03T11:14:46.440769 application/rdf+xml 13361 2025-08-03T11:14:23.603873 image/jpeg 3378 2025-08-03T11:14:23.338890 image/jpeg 546932 2012-09-08T21:55:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 555698 2012-09-08T21:54:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 546893 2012-09-08T21:55:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 625167 2025-08-03T11:14:20.980951 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia