Phineas Redux

Name: Phineas Redux
Brand: Naxos
Availability: InStock
Author: Anthony Trollope
ISBN: 9781781981597

Author: Anthony Trollope

Narrator: David Shaw-Parker

Unabridged: 29 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Naxos

Published: 10/12/2018

Categories: Fiction, Classic

Synopsis

Returned from Ireland after the death of his wife, Phineas Finn has a newfound ambition to rise through the ranks of English politics. But not long after regaining his seat in parliament, Phineas’s luck begins to desert him. His reputation is tarnished after the press circulate rumors of an affair with Laura Kennedy, and his ambitions are frustrated by opposition from within the Party. Then, when his Party rival Mr. Bonteen is discovered dead, all fingers point towards Phineas, leading to his incarceration and humiliation at the dock… How will he redeem himself, and who will come to his aid? Phineas Redux is a gripping look at the political stage in Victorian England. It is perhaps the most personal of Trollope’s Palliser series, being colored by the author’s own experiences as a Liberal candidate between the time he wrote this and Phineas Finn.

About Anthony Trollope

Anthony Trollope (1815 - 1882) was one of the most successful English novelists during the Victorian era. Among his best-known works is a series of novels collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, but he also wrote novels on political, social, and gender issues as well as other topical matters.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Katie on June 29, 2019

An enjoyable read, though not my favourite Palliser. Funny and compelling, especially in the middle section, with usual wonderful Trollope writing and insight - though the ending was perhaps not precisely what I wanted!......more

Goodreads review by Buck on November 17, 2016

A guest on some podcast I was half-listening to the other day brought me up short with this arresting prophecy: “I feel like 2016 is that moment just before an earthquake when dogs are barking like crazy, rats are fleeing the cities and gerbils are eating their young.” I may be paraphrasing slightly......more

Goodreads review by Nigeyb on December 11, 2023

After reading, and loving, Can You Forgive Her? (1865) (Palliser #1) in July 2023, I started working my way through the Palliser series. After the slight detour of The Eustace Diamonds (1873), we are back with Phineas Finn who we first met in the the second book, Phineas Finn (1869). Phineas Redux (......more

Goodreads review by David on September 17, 2011

You shouldn't read Trollope for suspense. But with the other books I enjoyed being as concerned as the characters about the silly bullshit of their privileged lives. Will Phineas be made an Under-Secretary of State at the Colonial Office? Will Madame Max marry the Duke of Palliser? Who is Lizzie Eus......more