The Eustace Diamonds The Eustace Diamonds The Eustace Diamonds is a novel by Anthony Trollope, first published in 1871 as a serial in the "Fortnightly Review". It is the third of the "Palliser" series of novels. In this novel, the characters of Plantagenet Palliser, his wife Lady Glencora and their uncle the ailing Duke of Omnium are in the background. The plot centres on Lizzie Greystock, a fortune-hunter who ensnares the sickly, dissipated Sir Florian Eustace and 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
Hugh Palliser from 1660 to the present time" (6 volumes), states that Palliser was born "on 26 February 1722" (although the title of the article indicates he was born in 1723). The Royal Naval Museum website, accessed 6 August 2009, provides a biography, "Biography: Hugh Palliser", which states that Palliser "was born on 26th February 1723". The Government House website, accessed 6 August 2009, provides a biography, "Palliser, Sir Hugh (1722–1796)". It states that Palliser "was born ... on February 22, 1722. The "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online", accessed 6 August 2009 provides a biography, which states: "PALLISER (Pallisser), Sir HUGH", "b.