Phineas Finn the Irish Member

Phineas Finn is the sequel to “Can you Forgive Her?” and the second novel in Trollope’s Palliser series. The eponymous hero is a young Irishman who becomes a member of the English parliament. Trollope aspired to become an M.P. himself, and he ably describes the workings of the English political scene. There is also a love interest, as the somewhat inconstant Phineas courts three different women: his Irish sweetheart, Mary Flood Jones; Lady Laura Standish, the daughter of a prominent Whig politician; and a lovely heiress, Violet Effingham. (Summary by Karen Merline) This is the second of Trollope’s six “Palliser” novels. LibriVox recordings of other novels in the series are available: 1-Can You Forgive Her? [http://librivox.org/can-you-forgive-her-by-anthony-trollope/] 2-Phineas Finn 3-The Eustace Diamonds [http://librivox.org/the-eustace-diamonds-by-anthony-trollope/] 4-Phineas Redux [http://librivox.org/phineas-redux-by-anthony-trollope/] 5-The Prime Minister [http://librivox.org/the-prime-minister-by-anthony-trollope/] 6-The Duke’s Children [http://librivox.org/the-dukes-children-by-anthony-trollope/]