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The Way We Live Now

by Anthony Trollope

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Synopses & Reviews

Synopsis:

Widely acknowledged to be the masterpiece of Trollope's prolific Victorian career, The Way We Live Now is the scathing satire he wrote upon returning to England after traveling abroad. In seeking to discuss the deceit and dissipation he found, Trollope spared no iniquitous aspect he perceived in business, politics, social classes, literature, and various vice-related activities. The result of his efforts is an impressive array of characters, such as the old coquette Lady Carbury, her dissolute son Sir Felix, a spoiled and treacherously lovely heiress Marie, and her colossal figure of a father Augustus Melmotte, the great financier whose deceptive plots dupe countless wealthy individuals. Through the swindling, bribery, feuding, and shameless self-promotion of these characters, Trollope writes a sweeping panorama of vice for the sake of monetary greed that will cause readers to reflect on the morality of our own time.

Product Details

ISBN:
9781420933260
Author:
Trollope, Anthony
Publisher:
Digireads.com
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Historical - General
Publication Date:
January 2009
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
536
Dimensions:
9.00x6.00x1.19 in. 1.71 lbs.

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