The Way We Live Now (Penguin Classics)
Anthony Trollope • Penguin Classics • ISBN-13 978‑0142437131
The Way We Live Now (Penguin Classics)
Anthony Trollope • Penguin Classics
ISBN-10: 0142437131 · ISBN-13: 978‑0142437131 · 2002
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Anthony Trollope’s sprawling Victorian masterpiece offers a biting critique of the rampant financial speculation and moral decay characterizing 1870s London society. Through the rise and fall of the fraudulent financier Augustus Melmotte, the narrative exposes the intersection of high-stakes commerce, social climbing, and political corruption. This definitive edition captures the author's cynical observation of a culture obsessed with wealth at the expense of integrity.
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