The Eustace Diamonds while she is in a vulnerable state and succeeds in marrying her (though it is hinted earlier in the book and is later confirmed in "Phineas Redux" that he is already married). 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
Palliser novels with life in the fictional county where the Palliser family is politically important. Plantagenet Palliser is a main character in the Palliser novels. First introduced as a minor character in "The Small House at Allington", one of the Barsetshire novels, Palliser is the heir presumptive to the dukedom of Omnium. Palliser is a quiet, hardworking, conscientious man whose chief ambition in life is to become Chancellor of the Exchequer. After an unwise flirtation with the married Lady Dumbello (daughter of Dr Grantly and granddaughter of the Reverend Mr Harding, characters in "The Warden" and "Barchester Towers"), he agrees to an