The Eustace Diamonds (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Anthony Trollope
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: Late nineteenth century
- Setting: London, England, and Scotland
- Genres: Long fiction, Bourgeois fiction
- Subjects: Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Marriage, England or English people, London, Widows or widowers, Scotland or Scottish people, Precious metals or stones, Diamonds, Gems
- Locales: London, England, Scotland, Naples, Italy
Characters Discussed
Lizzie Eustace, a wealthy and beautiful young widow who is much the center of attention in London society. Prior to her brief marriage to Sir Florian Eustace, she was the impoverished daughter of Admiral Greystock, an elderly and dissolute retired naval officer who was, as the narrator states, “in his later life much perplexed by the possession of a daughter.” Lizzie is nineteen when her father dies, and it is painfully evident that she has grown up to become a self-centered, amoral person, bored with the Victorian virtues intended as a guide for the...
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