Anthony Trollope's 1875 novel, "e;The Way We Live Now"e;, is a biting satire of the wealthy and powerful in Victorian England. Augustus Melmotte, a wealthy financier moves to London and begins to gather investors for an American railway venture. When his daughter Marie takes up with the dissolute gold-digging aristocrat Felix Carbury, Melmotte steps in to block the union. Multiple subplots involving schemes to move up in society and thwart others from doing the same constitute a panorama of greed and desperation that makes The Way We Live Now Trollope's masterpiece.
| ISBN: | 9781974908707 |
| Publication date: | 18th December 2018 |
| Author: | Trollope, Anthony |
| Publisher: | Dreamscape Media |
| Format: | Ebook |
Anthony Trollope's 1875 novel, "e;The Way We Live Now"e;, is a biting satire of the wealthy and powerful in Victorian England. Augustus Melmotte, a wealthy financier moves to London and begins to gather investors for an American railway venture. When his daughter Marie takes up with the dissolute gold-digging aristocrat Felix Carbury, Melmotte steps in to block the union. Multiple subplots involving schemes to move up in society and thwart others from doing the same constitute a panorama of greed and desperation that makes The Way We Live Now Trollope's masterpiece.
Way We Live Now features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary
Way We Live Now is available in Ebook
Way We Live Now was written by Trollope, Anthony and published by Dreamscape Media
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