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The Way We Live Now (Penguin Classics)
The Way We Live Now - Penguin Classics
Author: Anthony Trollope, Frank Kermode
'Trollope did not write for posterity,' observed Henry James. 'He wrote for the day, the moment; but these are just the writers whom posterity is apt to put into its pocket.' Considered by contemporary critics to be Trollope's greatest novel, The Way We Live Now is a satire of the literary world of London in the 1870s and a bold indictmen...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780140433920
ISBN-10: 0140433929
Publication Date: 4/1/1995
Pages: 816
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Publisher: Penguin Classics
Book Type: Paperback
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This 1300 page novel is set in 1873 and follows the story of Augustus Melmotte, a financial wizard from Middle Europe, and his daughter Marie. The novel is a satire of dishonesty in high places and features a variety of romantic entanglements. It also examines domestic violence and the consequences of financial corruption. Despite its doorstop length, the novel is a page-turner and features a variety of interesting characters, including the entitled Sir Felix Carbury and the tough American woman Winifred Hurtle, who threatens faithless boyfriends with her bullwhip.


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