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The Way We Live Now Volume 1

Author
Anthony Trollope
Read by
Raphael Croft
Language
English
Length
9 hours 45 minutes
ISBN
9781802564204
Published
25 March 2025
Imprint
Sovereign
  • Victorian society
  • greed
  • corruption
  • finance
  • speculation
  • morality
  • social critique
  • ambition
  • irony
  • London elite

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Description

The novel introduces a satirical portrayal of Victorian society, driven by greed, hypocrisy, and social ambition. Central to the story is Augustus Melmotte, a ruthless financier whose rise to power captivates and corrupts London’s elite. As his questionable schemes unfold, characters like Paul Montague and Marie Melmotte navigate love, loyalty, and moral dilemmas amidst a culture obsessed with wealth and status. Trollope critiques the materialism and ethical decay of the era, blending sharp wit with intricate storytelling. This volume sets the stage for a sweeping examination of human folly and societal corruption.

Author

Anthony Trollope (1815–1882) spent his days as a Post Office surveyor and his early hours at the novel — a clerk's discipline that produced an English county of clergy and a later London of money. Barchester Towers is the church as weather: preferment, gossip, a bishop's wife. The Way We Live Now is the same eye on speculation and the social lie. He wrote without apology for the method. Church, vote, and marriage sit in the same air.

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