The Way We Live Now
Dover Publications · Paperback · July 18, 2017
Inspired by the financial scandals of its era, The Way We Live Now is a portrait of a society corrupted by greed that continues to resonate with modern readers.
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- Who it’s for
- Trollope turns Victorian London's appetite for money and status into satire that ripens into social comedy.
- Genres
- 19th-Century English Fiction, Satire, Literary Fiction
- Published
- Dover Publications, July 18, 2017
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Inspired by the financial scandals of its era, The Way We Live Now is a portrait of a society corrupted by greed that continues to resonate with modern readers. Taking place in 1870s Victorian London, the characters are comprised of a motley cast of financiers, investors, and determined social-climbers. Despite rumors of an unsavory past, Augustus Melmotte is so vastly wealthy that the London society receives him with open arms.
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In addition to furthering his schemes of railway fraud, the ruthless financier's entry into society launches his daughter into the matrimonial market. Her preferred suitor, Sir Felix Carbury, is a penniless wastrel whose mother aspires to literary and financial success not so much by writing good books but by using her feminine charms to get ahead. A host of other bounders and rogues populate the pages of this tale, which begins as a satire and concludes as a delicious social comedy. Rejected by critics upon its 1875 publication, The Way We Live Now is recognized today as Anthony Trollope's masterpiece.
Money and Manners
Trollope turns Victorian London's appetite for money and status into satire that ripens into social comedy.
Come here for
- Financial scandal, railway fraud, and a society welcoming wealth despite its rumors
- Social climbers, rogues, and marriage-market maneuvering
Expect
- A sprawling cast of financiers, investors, and ambitious social climbers
- A sharp portrait of greed with a wry comic finish
Where it sits
| 19th-Century English Fiction | 70% |
|---|---|
| Satire | 59% |
| Literary Fiction | 40% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- The Classics
- Historical Fiction
- Satire
- 19th-Century English Fiction
- Authors
- Anthony Trollope
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Published
- July 18, 2017
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- The Classics