Love and money …

… How turning to Trollope saved my life - Telegraph. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

When I stumbled upon his work, I was looking for a way to understand the world, particularly1980s London. The ideals – some might say delusions – of the counter-culture were being replaced by an enthusiasm for money, efficiency and snobbery, especially among my generation. The people and problems Trollope described seemed then, as now, astonishingly contemporary.