The Way We Live Now

It was a satirical story which was written in 1875. The main hero of the story, Augustus Melmotte, was a financier with a mysterious past. He had Jewish origins, and he owned a failed bank in Munich. When he moved his business and his family to London, the city's upper crust began buzzing with rumours about him — and a host of characters ultimately found their lives changed because of him… What changes did he bring? Read the story till the end to know!