The Way We Live Now (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Victorian Satire of Financial Scandal, Railway Speculation, and London SocietyBy Anthony Trollope
Length38h 50m
About this audiobook
The Way We Live Now is Anthony Trollope's great satirical panorama of Victorian Britain in the age of speculation, journalism, and social ambition. Centered on the financier Augustus Melmotte and the dubious railway scheme that draws aristocrats, politicians, and writers into his orbit, the novel exposes a society enthralled by money and appearances. Its expansive realist style, moral irony, and intricate plotting place it among the major social novels of the nineteenth century, alongside Dickens and Thackeray, yet with Trollope's distinctive patience and psychological clarity. Trollope, a prolific novelist and longtime civil servant in the Post Office, knew both the machinery of public institutions and the manners of the professional and landed classes. Written after his return from abroad, the novel reflects his dismay at what he perceived as the increasingly commercial and dishonest temper of modern England. His experience of politics, publishing, and bureaucracy informs the book's acute treatment of corruption, reputation, and social performance. This novel is recommended to readers interested in literary realism, financial scandal, and the moral anatomy of society. It remains strikingly modern in its portrayal of fraud, media influence, and the worship of wealth.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- An Author Biography reveals milestones in the author's life, illuminating the personal insights behind the text.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics, Humor
Length38 hrs 50 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 24, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
55Chapter L The Journey to Liverpool
2Introduction
56Chapter LI Which Shall It Be?
3Synopsis
57Chapter LII The Results of Love and Wine
4Historical Context
58Chapter LIII A Day in the City
5Author Biography
59Chapter LIV The India Office
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6Chapter I Three Editors
60Chapter LV Clerical Charities
7Chapter II The Carbury Family
61Chapter LVI Father Barham Visits London
8Chapter III The Beargarden
62Chapter LVII Lord Nidderdale Tries His Hand Again
9Chapter IV Madame Melmotte’s Ball
63Chapter LVIII Mr Squercum Is Employed
10Chapter V After the Ball
64Chapter LIX The Dinner
11Chapter VI Roger Carbury and Paul Montague
65Chapter LX Miss Longestaffe’s Lover
12Chapter VII Mentor
66Chapter LXI Lady Monogram Prepares for the Party
13Chapter VIII Love-Sick
67Chapter LXII The Party
14Chapter IX The Great Railway to Vera Cruz
68Chapter LXIII Mr Melmotte on the Day of the Election
15Chapter X Mr Fisker’s Success
69Chapter LXIV The Election
16Chapter XI Lady Carbury at Home
70Chapter LXV Miss Longestaffe Writes Home
17Chapter XII Sir Felix in His Mother’s House
71Chapter LXVI “So Shall Be My Enmity”
18Chapter XIII The Longestaffes
72Chapter LXVII Sir Felix Protects His Sister
19Chapter XIV Carbury Manor
73Chapter LXVIII Miss Melmotte Declares Her Purpose
20Chapter XV “You Should Remember That I Am His Mother”
74Chapter LXIX Melmotte in Parliament
21Chapter XVI The Bishop and the Priest
75Chapter LXX Sir Felix Meddles With Many Matters
22Chapter XVII Marie Melmotte Hears a Love Tale
76Chapter LXXI John Crumb Falls Into Trouble
23Chapter XVIII Ruby Ruggles Hears a Love Tale
77Chapter LXXII “Ask Himself”
24Chapter XIX Hetta Carbury Hears a Love Tale
78Chapter LXXIII Marie’s Fortune
25Chapter XX Lady Pomona’s Dinner Party
79Chapter LXXIV Melmotte Makes a Friend
26Chapter XXI Everybody Goes to Them
80Chapter LXXV In Bruton Street
27Chapter XXII Lord Nidderdale’s Morality
81Chapter LXXVI Hetta and Her Lover
28Chapter XXIII “Yes; — I’m a Baronet”
82Chapter LXXVII Another Scene in Bruton Street
29Chapter XXIV Miles Grendall’s Triumph
83Chapter LXXVIII Miss Longestaffe Again at Caversham
30Chapter XXV In Grosvenor Square
84Chapter LXXIX The Brehgert Correspondence
31Chapter XXVI Mrs Hurtle
85Chapter LXXX Ruby Prepares for Service
32Chapter XXVII Mrs Hurtle Goes to the Play
86Chapter LXXXI Mr Cohenlupe Leaves London
33Chapter XXVIII Dolly Longestaffe Goes Into the City
87Chapter LXXXII Marie’s Perseverance
34Chapter XXVIX Miss Melmotte’s Courage
88Chapter LXXXIII Melmotte Again at the House
35Chapter XXX Mr Melmotte’s Promise
89Chapter LXXXIV Paul Montague’s Vindication
36Chapter XXXI Mr Broune Has Made Up His Mind
90Chapter LXXXV Breakfast in Berkeley Square
37Chapter XXXII Lady Monogram
91Chapter LXXXVI The Meeting in Bruton Street
38Chapter XXXIII John Crumb
92Chapter LXXXVII Down at Carbury
39Chapter XXXIV Ruby Ruggles Obeys Her Grandfather
93Chapter LXXXVIII The Inquest
40Chapter XXXV Melmotte’s Glory
94Chapter LXXXIX “The Wheel of Fortune”
41Chapter XXXVI Mr Broune’s Perils
95Chapter XC Hetta’s Sorrow
42Chapter XXXVII The Board-Room
96Chapter XCI The Rivals
43Chapter XXXVIII Paul Montague’s Troubles
97Chapter XCII Hamilton K. Fisker Again
44Chapter XXXIX “I Do Love Him”
98Chapter XCIII A True Lover
45Chapter XL “Unanimity Is the Very Soul of These Things”
99Chapter XCIV John Crumb’s Victory
46Chapter XLI All Prepared
100Chapter XCV The Longestaffe Marriages
47Chapter XLII “Can You Be Ready in Ten Minutes?”
101Chapter XCVI Where “The Wild Asses Quench Their Thirst”
48Chapter XLIII The City Road
102Chapter XCVII Mrs Hurtle’s Fate
49Chapter XLIV The Coming Election
103Chapter XCVIII Marie Melmotte’s Fate
50Chapter XLV Mr Melmotte Is Pressed for Time
104Chapter XCIX Lady Carbury and Mr Broune
51Chapter XLVI Roger Carbury and His Two Friends
105Chapter C Down in Suffolk
52Chapter XLVII Mrs Hurtle at Lowestoft
106Analysis
53Chapter XLVIII Ruby a Prisoner
107Reflection
54Chapter XLIX Sir Felix Makes Himself Ready
108Memorable Quotes
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