Classic Novels Library

The Way We Live Now

The Way We Live Now

by Trollope, Anthony, 1815-1882

BookID: 5231

Language:English

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 81.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

SatireLondon (England) -- FictionMate selection -- FictionCommercial crimes -- Fiction

Description

"The Way We Live Now" by Anthony Trollope is a satirical novel published in 1875. Inspired by financial scandals of the early 1870s, it exposes the greed and dishonesty pervading Victorian commercial and political life. The story centers on Augustus Melmotte, a mysterious financier who arrives in London with grand ambitions. His railway scheme entangles aristocrats, a dissolute baronet pursuing Melmotte's daughter for her fortune, and various others whose lives become dangerously intertwined with his corrupt enterprise. Trollope's longest work dramatizes moral corruption across all levels of society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

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