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Plantaganet Palliser, Prime Minister of England - a man of power and prestige, with all the breeding and inherited wealth that goes with it - is appalled at the inexorable rise of Ferdinand Lopez. An exotic impostor, seemingly from nowhere, Lopez has society at his feet, while well-connected ladies vie with each other to exert influence on his behalf - even Palliser's own wife, Lady Glencora. But when the interloper makes a 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.A novel of social, sexual and domestic politics, 'The Prime Minister' raises one of the most enduring questions in government - whether a morally scrupulous gentleman can make an effective leader.
Plantaganet Palliser, Prime Minister of England - a man of power and prestige, with all the breeding and inherited wealth that goes with it - is appalled at the inexorable rise of Ferdinand Lopez. An exotic impostor, seemingly from nowhere, Lopez has society at his feet, while well-connected ladies vie with each other to exert influence on his behalf - even Palliser's own wife, Lady Glencora. But when the interloper makes a 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.
A novel of social, sexual and domestic politics, 'The Prime Minister' raises one of the most enduring questions in government - whether a morally scrupulous gentleman can make an effective leader.
Anthony Trollope was born on April 24, 1815 in The United Kingdom and died on December 06, 1882. Anthony Trollope is one of our most featured and respected Classics, Fiction and Drama & Poetry authors available on our website. With a total of 62 audiobooks in our collection on AudiobookStore.com, such as Can You Forgive Her?, The Warden: Chronicles of Barsetshire and The Warden, you can enjoy over 872 hours of stories from Trollope. The Warden was added to our online catalog in 1999, making it the oldest audiobook we carry from Trollope. The audiobook, The Warden: Chronicles of Barsetshire, is the latest of his audiobooks to be added to our collection. Though all of Trollope's Classics audiobooks can be enjoyed by our customers, Can You Forgive Her? is the most popular and bestselling audiobook sold on our site. To view the entire collection of 62 audiobooks, please visit his author page on AudiobookStore.com: Anthony Trollope audiobooks.
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