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Augustus Melmotte
Augustus Melmotte is a character in The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope.
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Also known as Mr. Melmotte, Melmotte, old Melmotte, the great Melmotte
First appearance: 0001-ii-the-carbury-family
A financier and speculator whose rise and fall drives much of the plot.