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The Way We Live Now (Penguin Classics)
The Way We Live Now - Penguin Classics
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'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 indictmen... more »
Author:
'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 indictmen... more »
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(save 44%)ISBN-13: 9780140433920
ISBN-10: 0140433929
Publication Date: 4/1/1995
Pages: 816
Rating: 5
ISBN-10: 0140433929
Publication Date: 4/1/1995
Pages: 816
Rating: 5
3.5 stars, based on 5 ratings
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 2
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- Literature & Fiction >> General >> Classics
- Literature & Fiction >> General >> Contemporary
- Literature & Fiction >> British & Irish >> Classics >> Trollope, Anthony
- Literature & Fiction >> Authors, A-Z >> ( T ) >> Trollope, Anthony
