The Prime Minister by Anthony Trollope audiobook

The Prime Minister

By Anthony Trollope
Read by Simon Vance

Blackstone Publishing

The Palliser Novels: Book 5

Unabridged

Format : Library CD (In Stock)
  • 4 Formats: CD
  • 4 Formats: Library CD
  • 4 Formats: MP3 CD
  • 4 Formats: Playaway

  • ISBN: 9781455153893

  • ISBN: 9781455153886

  • ISBN: 9781455153909

  • ISBN: 9781482954517

Runtime: 25.05 Hours
Category: Fiction/Classics
Audience: Adult
Language: English
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Summary

Summary

A 2013 Audie Award Finalist for Classics

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.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“Considered by modern critics to represent the apex of the Palliser novels…The novel brilliantly dissects the politics of both marriage and government.” —Merriam-Webster’s Encyclopedia of Literature
“In The Prime Minister Trollope was working at the top of his powers. It is a book for when one wishes to be challenged, rather than merely charmed, by a novel.” —Nicholas Shrimpton, emeritus fellow of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University
“The Prime Minister is the key work in the Palliser series…The political storyline tells us that although the practicalities of political life demand frequent moral compromise and social discomfort, a man of the highest rank can be found who for a brief interlude will bring to the office of Prime Minister an idealism which is rare amid the hurly-burly of government.” —David Skilton, emeritus professor, Cardiff School of English, Communication and Philosophy
“Excellent!” —Tolstoy

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Author

Author Bio: Anthony Trollope

Author Bio: Anthony Trollope

Anthony Trollope (1815–1882), the author of forty-seven novels, was one of the most prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. He is best known for his series of books set in the English countryside as well as those set in the political life, works that show great psychological penetration.

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Available Formats : CD, Library CD, MP3 CD, Playaway
Category: Fiction/Classics
Runtime: 25.05
Audience: Adult
Language: English

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