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The Eustace Diamonds

By: Anthony Trollope
Narrated by: Timothy West
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Who owns the Eustace Diamonds? Lizzie Eustace claims that Sir Florian Eustace, her late husband, gave them to her. But Mr. Camperdown, the family solicitor, insists that they are an heirloom, to be passed down from generation to generation. Lizzie is both beautiful and clever, yet Mr. Camperdown believes her to be a scheming liar. And Mr. Camperdown is right! The battle for the diamonds rages until a robbery intervenes and they disappear. Or do they...? Will the scheming and manipulative Lizzie ever get what she deserves?

The third and least political in Trollope's six-volume Palliser series, this audiobook features a most remarkable heroine. Humorously cynical, Trollope shows his insight into human nature, painting each character's flaws. But how will their flaws determine their fate?

Anthony Trollope was one of the most popular and prolific novelists of the 19th century and his work is considered some of the greatest fiction of the era.

Narrator Biography

Timothy West is prolific in film, television, theatre, and audiobooks. He has narrated a number of Anthony Trollope's classic audiobooks, including the six Chronicles of Barsetshire and the Palliser series. He has also narrated volumes of Simon Schama's A History of Britain and John Mortimer's Rumpole on Trial.

West's theatre roles include King Lear, The Vote, Uncle Vanya, A Number, Quarter, and Coriolanus and his films include Ever After, Joan Of Arc, Endgame, Iris and The Day of the Jackal. On television, Timothy has held the regular role of Stan Carter on EastEnders (BBC), as well as appearing in Broken Biscuits (BBC), three series of Great Canal Journeys, Last Tango in Halifax; Bleak House, Bedtime and Brass.

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Awful Lizzie.

Lizzie Eustace is a lying, cheating, wheedling young woman. She’s a widow and has some very valuable diamonds, which she says (many times)are her own. They probably belong to the estate but they are stolen. There were 2 robberies and Lizzie still had the necklace until it was stolen again. She wants another husband and tries to persuade her cousin, Frank to marry her but he picks the good, sweet, poor Lucy Morris. There’s Sir George, her Corsair, and finally an oily priest. Lots of entanglements, ruses and minor characters. It’s fun and perfectly read by Timothy West.

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Totally engrossing characters and story.

Brilliant, well read, terrific, I loved it, wished it would never end, funny, humane, must read.

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Repetitious

Unlike the stellar Barchester Towers series this book is populated by characters that are difficult to like , being so flawed as stated by our revered author that it is difficult to care about their final outcomes in the book. The hysterical repititions by one leading character are to use Trollope’s own words, “a story thrice told” and tedious in the extreme. Still there must have been something in the story engaging enough that I struggled to listen to the end which was reached with great relief. Even the dulcet tones of Timothy West , an otherwise extraordinary narrator couldn’t salvage this book. There was enough good listening in Finneas Finn to keep me listening to the series and I can only hope as an avid fan of Trollope’s Barchester Towers series that this story was an aberration.

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