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One of his longest novels, ''The Way We Live Now'' is particularly rich in sub-plot. It was inspired by the financial scandals of the early 1870s , and lashes at the pervading Dishonesty of the age, Commercial , Political , Moral , and Intellectual . It is one of the last memorable Victorian novels to have been published in monthly parts. ADAPTATION In 2001, ''The Way We Live Now'' was adapted for BBC Television as a four-episode mini-series by Andrew Davies and directed by David Yates . It starred David Suchet as Auguste Melmotte, Shirley Henderson as his daughter, Marie, and Matthew Macfadyen as Sir Felix Carbury. At the British Academy Television Awards 2002 , ''The Way We Live Now'' won the Best Drama Serial category, and Suchet was nominated as Best Actor. REFERENCES Susan Sontag borrowed the title for her 1986 short story about the AIDS epidemic. EXTERNAL LINK
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