The Trollope, Anthony 1815-1882 creator text utu 2004 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Way We Live Now" by Anthony Trollope is a satirical novel published in 1875. Inspired by financial scandals of the early 1870s, it exposes the greed and dishonesty pervading Victorian commercial and political life. The story centers on Augustus Melmotte, a mysterious financier who arrives in London with grand ambitions. His railway scheme entangles aristocrats, a dissolute baronet pursuing Melmotte's daughter for her fortune, and various others whose lives become dangerously intertwined with his corrupt enterprise. Trollope's longest work dramatizes moral corruption across all levels of society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_We_Live_Now Release date is 2004-03-01 E-text prepared by Andrew Turek and revised by Joseph E. Loewenstein, M.D. Original publication data not identified Satire London (England) -- Fiction Mate selection -- Fiction Commercial crimes -- Fiction Capitalists and financiers -- Fiction PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5231 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5231 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133136.0 5231