# Augustus Melmotte — The Way We Live Now character guide

> Augustus Melmotte in The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Mr. Melmotte, Melmotte, old Melmotte, the great Melmotte

**First appearance:** 0001-ii-the-carbury-family

## Who they are

A financier and speculator whose rise and fall drives much of the plot.

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