Quisante: NOVEL by Anthony Hope (Original Classics)

Alexander Quisanté becomes a power in the house of commons and a ruler in tha trealm of finance known in London as "the city," all by the grace of a ready tongue, an adjustable conscience, and the stupidity of his fellow men. Lady May marries him knowing that he is uncouth and unrefined, but Quisanté's personality dominates both her and those around him.