The Eustace Diamonds by Anthony TROLLOPE (1815 - 1882)
Genre(s): Crime & Mystery Fiction, Historical Fiction
Read by: Laura Koskinen, Philippa, Notelrac, cvd, par2323, Hannah Dowell, Lee Ann Howlett, DianaJMB, Catherine Millward, TriciaG, Christine Blachford, skellie, Sage Tyrtle, Simon Evers, Andrew Coleman, Bethany Simpson, Mil Nicholson, Hoosemon, Maire Rhode, LC in English
Parts:
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Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Lizzie Greystock
00:24:59 - 02 - Lady Eustace
00:46:55 - 03 - Lucy Morris
01:08:34 - 04 - Frank Greystock
01:26:53 - 05 - The Eustace Necklace
01:56:57 - 06 - Lady Linlithgow's Mission
02:15:53 - 07 - Mr. Burke's Speeches
02:37:40 - 08 - The Conquering Hero Comes
02:53:56 - 09 - Showing What the Miss Fawns Said, and What Mrs. Hittaway Thought
03:21:03 - 10 - Lizzie and Her Lover
03:53:17 - 11 - Lord Fawn at His Office
04:09:36 - 12 - 'I Only Thought of It'
04:24:46 - 13 - Showing What Frank Greystock Did
04:46:37 - 14 - 'Doan't Thou Marry for Munny'
05:08:08 - 15 - 'I'll Give You a Hundred Guinea Brooch'
05:32:56 - 16 - Certainly an Heirloom
05:51:43 - 17 - The Diamonds Are Seen in Public
06:09:45 - 18 - 'And I Have Nothing to Give'
06:36:49 - 19 - 'As My Brother'
07:03:08 - 20 - The Diamonds Become Troublesome
07:18:32 - 21 - 'Ianthe's Soul'
07:39:02 - 22 - Lady Eustace Procures a Pony for the Use of Her Cousin
07:52:40 - 23 - Frank Greystock's First Visit to Portray
08:12:46 - 24 - Showing What Frank Greystock Thought About Marriage
08:28:32 - 25 - Mr. Dove's Opinion
08:44:49 - 26 - Mr. Gowran Is Very Funny
09:12:35 - 27 - Lucy Morris Misbehaves
09:27:57 - 28 - Mr. Dove in His Chambers
09:56:16 - 29 - 'I Had Better Go Away'
Lizzie Greystock, a fortune-hunter who ensnares the sickly, dissipated Sir Florian Eustace, is soon left a very wealthy widow and mother. While clever and beautiful, Lizzie has several character flaws; the greatest of these is an almost pathological delight in lying, even when it cannot benefit her. Before he dies, the disillusioned Sir Florian discovers all this, but does not think to change the generous terms of his will.The diamonds of the book's title are a necklace, a Eustace family heirloom that Sir Florian gave to Lizzie to wear. Lizzie attempts to hold onto them, much to the irritation of the longtime family lawyer, Mr Camperdown. The Eustaces find themselves in an awkward position. On the one hand, the diamonds are a valuable heirloom to which Lizzie may not have a legal claim, but on the other, they do not want to antagonize the mother of the heir to the family estate (Lizzie having only a life interest).Meanwhile, after a respectable period of mourning, Lizzie searches for another husband, and 'the plot thickens'. (Summary from Wikipedia)This is the third of Trollope's six 'Palliser' novels. LibriVox recordings of other novels in the series are available:1-Can You Forgive Her?2-Phineas Finn, the Irish Member3-The Eustace Diamonds4-Phineas Redux5-The Prime Minister6-The Duke's Children
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