Phineas Finn: The Irish Member – Anthony Trollope (World's Classics – Oxford University Press 1960s)
This Oxford University Press World's Classics edition of Phineas Finn: The Irish Member by Anthony Trollope is of interest to collectors of Victorian fiction, Trollope, and the World's Classics series.
About: A 1960s reprint in the distinctive chartreuse World's Classics dust jacket, featuring the period illustration of Phineas Finn. The jacket shows some fading to the spine with light edge wear; the front and rear panels retain good colour. The blue cloth boards are clean and the text block is tight. A presentable copy of one of Trollope's finest Palliser novels in a collectable period jacket.
Details:
- Title: Phineas Finn: The Irish Member
- Author: Anthony Trollope
- Publisher: Oxford University Press, London
- Series: The World's Classics
- Publication Date: [c.1960s reprint]
- Binding: Hardcover (blue cloth)
- Condition: Good+
- Dust Jacket Condition: Good+ (spine faded, light edge wear)
Synopsis: Oxford University Press World's Classics reprint in original period jacket; the second of Trollope's six Palliser novels, following the political and romantic adventures of the young Irish MP Phineas Finn in London society.
Review: Anthony Trollope's Phineas Finn: The Irish Member (first published 1869) is the second of the six Palliser novels, following the charming young Irish barrister Phineas Finn as he enters Parliament, navigates London political society, and falls in and out of love with a succession of accomplished women. Widely regarded as one of Trollope's most engaging and psychologically acute novels, it is essential reading for admirers of Victorian parliamentary fiction.