The Eustace Diamonds |
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| Author:
| Trollope, Anthony |
| Editor:
| Small, Helen |
| Series title: | Oxford World's Classics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-958778-0 |
| Publication Date: | May 2011 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $24.95AUD $22.68 |
Book Description:
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One of Trollope's most engaging novels, The Eustace Diamonds paints a highly revealing study of Victorian Britain's colonial activities in Ireland and India, its veneration of wealth, and its pervasive dishonesty. In her introduction, Helen Small places the novel within contemporary political and social debates. An appendix outlines the political context of the Palliser novels and establishes the internal chronology of the series and the relationship between fictional and actual...
More DescriptionOne of Trollope's most engaging novels, The Eustace Diamonds paints a highly revealing study of Victorian Britain's colonial activities in Ireland and India, its veneration of wealth, and its pervasive dishonesty. In her introduction, Helen Small places the novel within contemporary political and social debates. An appendix outlines the political context of the Palliser novels and establishes the internal chronology of the series and the relationship between fictional and actual political events. The book includes a wealth of explanatory notes.