The Way We Live Now
(Libby/OverDrive eBook, Kindle)
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Trollope, Anthony Author
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Duke Classics
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Description
"Trollope did not write for posterity," observed Henry James. "He wrote for the day, the moment; but these are just the writers whom posterity is apt to put into its pocket." 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. "I was instigated by what I conceived to be the commercial profligacy of the age," Trollope said.His story concerns Augustus Melmotte, a French swindler and scoundrel, and his daughter, to whom Felix Carbury, adored son of the authoress Lady Carbury, is induced to propose marriage for the sake of securing a fortune. Trollope knew well the difficulties of dealing with editors, publishers, reviewers, and the public; his portrait of Lady Carbury, impetuous, unprincipled, and unswervingly devoted to her own self-promotion, is one of his finest satirical achievements.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Trollope, A. The Way We Live Now . Duke Classics.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Trollope, Anthony. The Way We Live Now. Duke Classics.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Trollope, Anthony. The Way We Live Now Duke Classics.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Trollope, A. (n.d.). The way we live now. Duke Classics.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Trollope, Anthony. The Way We Live Now Duke Classics,
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| Libby | Always Available |
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