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
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