Ch 49: The Duellists Meet

Phineas Finn the Irish Member

by Anthony TROLLOPE (1815 - 1882)

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? 2-Phineas Finn 3-The Eustace Diamonds 4-Phineas Redux 5-The Prime Minister 6-The Duke’s Children

Listen next episodes of Phineas Finn the Irish Member:
Ch 50: Again Successful , Ch 51: Troubles at Loughlinter , Ch 52: The First Blow , Ch 53: Showing How Phineas Bore the Blow; Ch 54: Consolation , Ch 55: Lord Chiltern at Saulsby , Ch 56: What the People in Marylebone Thought , Ch 57: The Top Brick of the Chimney , Ch 58: Rara Avis in Terris , Ch 59: The Earl's Wrath , Ch 60: Madame Goesler's Politics , Ch 61: Another Duel , Ch 62: The Letter That Was Sent to Brighton , Ch 63: Showing How the Duke Stood His Ground , Ch 64: The Horns , Ch 65: The Cabinet Minister at Killaloe , Ch 66: Victrix , Ch 67: Job's Comforters , Ch 68: The Joint Attack , Ch 69: The Temptress , Ch 70: The Prime Minister's House; Ch 71: Comparing Notes , Ch 72: Madame Goesler's Generosity , Ch 73: Amantium Irae , Ch 74: The Beginning of the End , Ch 75: P. P. C. , Ch 76: Conclusion