The Way We Live Now (Oxford World's Classics)
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (840 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0198705034 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 896 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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A 19th Century Tale that Could Have Taken Place in 2008 I bought this book based on a Newsweek recommended reading list. It concerns greed, pursuit of position, and fraud in late 19th century London, but most of the story line reads as if it could have been set in 2008, during the financial scandals on Wall Street. There is even a Bernard Madoff type figure in the story. There is also a BBC/PBS adaptation available on DVD. It is also excellent, but necessarily lacks some of the richness of detail that we find in the book. I don't think. Jenny Laskarzewski said Great book!. A social satire encompasses endless and interesting anecdotes. It gets better after the first ten pages of the book. Anthony Trollope was a master raconteur. I like how the author used sophisticated punctuation in his book. In a brief summary - You know that feeling when you can't put down a great book and all you want is more.. A Masterpiece of English Literature The Way We Live Now is one of the finest of over forty novels that Anthony Trollope wrote in his long and productive career. What makes this novel truly great is Trollope's ability to involve the reader in a lengthy and complicated story. Few other writers have Trollope's skill in creating a world that seems as true as our own. From the beginning of the story, we take an interest in the activities of the major characters and find ourselves thinking about them and their problems ev
Trollope's 1875 tale of a great financier's fraudulent machinations in the railway business, and his daughter's ill-use at the hands of a grasping lover (for whom she steals funds in order to elope) is a classic in the literature of money and a ripping good read as well.
For many of Trollope's characters, calamity and exposure are just around the corner.ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. It is a text preoccupied by detection and the unmasking of swindlers. He is, seemingly, a gentleman, and a great financier, who penetrates to the heart of the state, reaching even inside the Houses of Parliament. He draws the English establishment into his circle, including Lady Carbury, a 43 year-old coquette and her son Felix, who is persuaded to invest in a notional railway business. As such it is a narrative of exceptional tension: a novel of rumour, gossip, and misjudgment, where every second counts. 'Love is like any other luxury. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.. You have no right to it unless you can afford it.'