The Way We Live Now Anthony Trollope Penguin Classics Αγγλικά Βιβλία Fiction Modern

The Way We Live Now Is Anthony Trollope\ S Radical Exploration Of Dangers Associated With Speculative Capitalism Edited An Introduction And Notes By Frank Kermode In Penguin Classics Augustus Melmotte A Fraudulent Foreign Financier Who Preys On Dissolute Nobility - Using Charm To Tempt Weak Into Making Foolish Investments His Dubious Schemes Persuaded Put Money Notional Plot Run Railroad From San Francisco Santa Cruz Capricious Gambler Felix Carbury Soon Becomes One Victims But As Climbs Higher Society Web Deceit Which Also Draws Characters Diverse Own Daughter Marie Felix\ Mother Pulp Novelist Lady Begins Unravel This Fascinating Satire About Verge Moral Bankruptcy Kermode\ Explores Real-Life Inspiration For Masterly Edition Includes Detailed Trollope (1815-82) Had Unhappy Childhood Characterised Stark Contrast Between Family\ High Social Standing Their Comparative Poverty He Wrote Earliest Novels While Working Post Office Inspector Did Not Meet Success Until Publication First \ Barsetshire Novels\ Warden (1855) Well Writing Over Forty Including Such Popular Works Can You Forgive Her? (1865) Phineas Finn (1869) Knew Was Right (1875) Credited Introducing Postbox England If Enjoyed Might Like William Makepeace Thackeray\ Vanity Fair Available Masterpiece Its Examination How Hopes Easy Corrupt Remains Relevant Today\ Observer Σελίδες: 816 Διαστάσεις: 12 8X12 8Cm