This is how we live now

For the first time in Russian (not counting archaic and abbreviated translations of the 19th century) - one of the main novels of the British classic, whose modern popularity in the English-speaking world can only be compared to the fame of Jane Austen and Charles Dickens. Augustus Melmotte, Esquire, arrives in London from Paris, allegedly the owner of a vast fortune, capable of "raising or ruining any company through buying and selling shares," and even at his discretion raising or lowering the exchange rate of the national currency; the financier's past is shrouded in mystery, but it is said, "allegedly he built a railway across all of Russia, supplied the southern army during the War Between the States, provided weapons to Austria and somehow bought up all the iron in England." He acquires a mansion on Grosvenor Square and attempts to buy the Pickering Park estate in Sussex, becomes the chairman of the board of directors of a large company promising investors fabulous profits, and runs for parliament. Around him swirl throngs of idle aristocrats, greedy upstarts, and cunning widows, and the hands of his daughter are sought after by the most desirable suitors of the empire - but how solid is the foundation of his success? The novel has been repeatedly adapted for television and radio; the most famous is the BBC miniseries of 2001 (known on Russian television as "The Roads We Choose") directed by David Yates (who later became famous for four Harry Potter films and all the "Fantastic Beasts" films). The main role was played by David Suchet, world-renowned as Hercule Poirot in the series "Agatha Christie's Poirot" (1989-2013).