Phineas Redux: v. 33 (Penguin Trollope S.) - Softcover

Trollope, Anthony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140438335 ISBN 13: 9780140438338

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1993

Synopsis

'since the day on which he had accepted place and retired from London, his very soul had sighed for the lost glories of Westminster and Douning Street'After the death of his Irish wife, Phineas Finn returns to London and to the House of Commons. But though drawn back apparently irresistibly, he never approaches politics with the zest of earlier days. What Trollope describes, in some of his most powerful writing, is a sad, at times almost sombre, progress towards maturity and self-wisdom. Although Phineas survives an attempt on his life by the half-crazed and jealous Robert Kennedy, his involvement in this ugly scandal irreversibly damages his reputation. Not even the influential Duchess of Omnium can conjure an appointment for him. His trial for the murder of the hated Mr. Bonteen provides the final disenchantment and, through choice, he never again enters the charmed inner circle of power. "Phineas Redux" (1874) is the fourth of the six Palliser novels, pubished between 1864 and 1880. As a group they provide us with the most extensive and telling expose' of British life during the period of its greatest prestige.

About this title

About the Author:

Anthony Trollope (1815-82) was one of the most widely enjoyed and prolific novelists of the nineteenth century. His books include the great Chronicles of Barsetshire, of which Barchester Towers is the second volume. Trollope worked for the Post Office for much of his adult life, combining postal and literary business as he travelled around the British Empire. He has been credited with the creation of the distinctive British pillar box.

Synopsis:

The story of Phineas Finn, the Irish Member of Parliament, after the death of his young wife. Craving the stimulation of London, Finn returns to the House as member for the industrial town of Tankerville, but he lacks the zeal of his former days. This is the fourth of the six Palliser novels.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0140438335
• ISBN 13: 9780140438338
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 896