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"The Eustace Diamonds" by Anthony Trollope

Sydney M. Williams burrowingintobooks.blogspot.com Burrowing into Books “The Eustace Diamonds” by Anthony Trollope June 29, 2019                                                             “ She looks like a beautiful animal you are afraid to caress for fear it should bite you –   an animal that would be beautiful if its eyes were not so restless, and its teeth so sharp and white .”                                                                         Lucy Morris to Frank Greystock regarding Lady Eustace                                                                         The Eustace Diamonds , 1872                                                                         Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) When one puts down a Trollope, or any good novel, one bids adieu to friends – those we have come to know, most of whom we like, perhaps others we don’t. Like a journey’s end, one feels good in the accomplishment but sad that the adventure is