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The Prime Minister: The Pallisers, Book 5
The Prime Minister: The Pallisers, Book 5
The Prime Minister: The Pallisers, Book 5
Audiobook31 hours

The Prime Minister: The Pallisers, Book 5

Written by Anthony Trollope

Narrated by David Shaw-Parker

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When the liberal government falls and neither party is able to form a cabinet, Plantaganet Palliser is called upon to lead a coalition government. He is reluctant at first, and displays none of the charisma of his predecessors, but eventually he grows into the role. However, his confidence is short-lived as he becomes embroiled in a scandal involving the villainous Ferdinand Lopez – unintentionally brought about by Lady Glencora Palliser.

Pronounced ‘a beautiful book’ by Leo Tolstoy, The Prime Minister is a superb portrait of marriage and politics, and the compromises necessary for success in both. It is the fifth novel in Trollope’s Palliser series.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateApr 1, 2019
ISBN9781781982143
The Prime Minister: The Pallisers, Book 5
Author

Anthony Trollope

<p><b>Anthony Trollope</b> nació en Londres en 1815, hijo de un abogado en bancarrota y de Frances Trollope, que, tras fracasar montando un bazar en Cincinatti, escribió <i>Usos y costumbres de los americanos</i> (ALBA CLÁSICA núm. XLVIII), con la que inició una carrera literaria que le reportó fama y prosperidad económica. Anthony se educó en Harrow, Sunbury y Winchester, donde se sintió a disgusto entre los miembros de la aristocracia, y nunca llegó a la Universidad. En 1824 empezó a trabajar en el servicio de correos, donde permanecería hasta 1867. Tras siete años en Londres fue trasladado a Irlanda, y de ahí a nuevos destinos por el Reino Unido, Egipto y las Indias Occidentales.</p> <p>En 1847 publicó su primera novela, <i>The Macdermots of Ballycloran</i>, y en 1855 <i>El custodio</i>, la primera del ciclo ambientado en la mítica ciudad de Barchester (trasunto de Winchester) y en las intrigas políticas de su clero. Este ciclo lo consolidó como autor realista y le dio una gran popularidad. En 1864 inició con <i>Can You Forgive Her?</i> otro ciclo, el de las novelas de Palliser, en el que retrataría los entresijos de la vida política y matrimonial de los parlamentarios londinenses. En 1868 él mismo se presentó como candidato liberal a las elecciones, pero no fue elegido. Entre sus últimas obras cabe destacar <i>The Way We Live Now</i> (1875), una gran sátira del capitalismo. Murió en Londres en 1882.</p>

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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Repetitive and somehow incomplete without conclusion on the other takes in this story. Should have been several chapters shorter.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Beautifully written of course, beautifully read. I adore Trollope, this is superb.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    31 hours of delightful listening. The author ha a wonderful way of constructing beautiful images.
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    I enjoyed it a great deal. The lure and costs of political life remain much the same. The dynamics havnt changed much in 150 years probably because our need for power, recognition, meaning and love hasn't changed much. I wish Justin Trudeau could take the time to read it.....I think he might be comforted.