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Title details for The Prime Minister by Anthony Trollope - Available

The Prime Minister

#5 in series

by Anthony Trollope
Simon Vance
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Unscrupulous financial speculator Ferdinand Lopez, aspiring to marry into respectability and wealth, has society at his feet: well-connected ladies vying with each other to exert influence on his behalf. Even Lady Glencora, the wife of Plantagenet Palliser, prime minister of England, supports the exotic imposter.

Palliser, respectable man of power and inherited wealth, is appalled by the rise of this man who seemingly appeared out of nowhere. When Lopez achieves his socially advantageous marriage, Palliser must decide whether to stand by his wife's support for Lopez in a by-election or leave him to face exposure as a fortune-hunting adventurer.

This fifth installment in Trollope's six-volume Palliser series is a brilliantly subtle portrait of love, marriage, and politics.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Palliser

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    June 27, 2012

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781483090535
      • File size: 723001 KB
      • Duration: 25:06:15

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 1120
    • Text Difficulty: 7-9

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      David Shaw-Parker's usual exemplary narration brings all the inner torments of the characters in this classic novel to life. Trollope was one of the deep psychologists of the Victorian novel, and this is one of his most psychological works. Nearly all of the action is interior to the major characters. As we approach the end of the Palliser series, the parallel plots concern decisions: Should Emily Wharton marry the mostly unknown (and of dubious ethnic origin) Ferdinand Lopez, and should Plantagenet Palliser (now the Duke of Omnium) agree to head the British government? Shaw-Parker captures every detail of the effects of their decisions--on themselves and on those around them. Add his masterful command of accents, and it is hard to imagine a better audiobook. D.M.H. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:1120
  • Text Difficulty:7-9

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