Anthony Trollope’s
Palliser novels, but parliamentary life comes to the fore throughout
Phineas Finn, the second in the series.
The hero of the tale is the young son of an Irish country doctor, now attaining manhood and striking out in life. Although training for the Bar, he feels the lure of Parliament and manages to secure a seat. Blessed with good fortune, “comely inside and out,” and pleasant company to both women and men, he begins to climb the ladder. Along with his undoubted triumphs there come also palpable failures—social as well as..." data-title="Книга Phineas Finn">