The Prime Minister
- Author Anthony Trollope
- Narrator Simon Vance
- Publisher Craig Black
- Publish Date 27 June 2012
- Run Time 25 hours and 3 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Classic fiction, Fiction: general and literary.
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What to expect
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.
Critics Review
“Considered by modern critics to represent the apex of the Palliser novels…The novel brilliantly dissects the politics of both marriage and government.”
u201cIn The Prime Ministeru00a0Trollope 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.u201d
u201cThe Prime Ministeru00a0is the key work in the Palliser seriesu2026The 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.u201d
u201cExcellent!u201d
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