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The Way We Live Now is a satirical novel by Anthony Trollope, published in London in 1875 after first appearing in serialised form. It is one of the last significant Victorian novels to have been published in monthly parts.
- Anthony Trollope
- 1875
Considered by contemporary critics to be Trollope's greatest novel, The Way We Live Now is a satire of the literary world of nineteenth-century London and a bold indictment of the new power of speculative finance in English life.
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- Paperback
A 2001 adaptation of Anthony Trollope's novel about a European financier and his schemes in 1870s London. See cast, crew, episodes, reviews, trivia and more on IMDb.
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- 2001-11-11
- Drama, Romance
- 75
The Way We Live Now, novel by Anthony Trollope, published serially in 1874–75 and in book form in 1875. This satire of Victorian society was one of Trollope’s later and more highly regarded works. The novel chronicles the fleeting fame of Augustus Melmotte, a villainous financier of obscure origins.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jun 10, 2002 · The Way We Live Now was first published in twenty monthly parts from February, 1874, to September, 1875, and in book form by Chapman and Hall in 1875. Both the monthly parts and the Chapman and Hall first edition contained the forty illustrations included in this e-book.
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 indictment of the new power of speculative finance in English life.
The Way We Live Now. Selected by The Right Honourable Sir John Major KG CH. The Way We Live Now is fascinating, thought-provoking and enjoyable: one of Trollope’s finest, which should be read by all with pleasure and profit.
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