Phineas Finn - Couverture rigide

Trollope, Anthony

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0192546120 ISBN 13 : 9780192546128

Editeur : Oxford University Press, 1973

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Killaloe, in county Clare, was as well known in those parts, the confines, that is, of the counties Clare, Limerick,- Tipperary, and Galway, as was the bishop himself who lived in the same town, and was as much respected. Many said that the doctor was the richer man of the two, and the practice of his profession was extended over almost as wide a district. Indeed the bishop whom he was privileged to attend, although a Roman Catholic, always spoke of their dioceses being conterminate. It will therefore be understood that Dr. Finn, Malachi Finn was his full name, had obtained a wide reputation as a country practitioner in the west of I reland. And he was a man sufficiently well to do, though that boast made by his friends, that he was as warm a man as the bishop, had but little truth to support it. Bishops in I reland, if they live at home, even in these days, are very warm men; and Dr. Finn had not a penny in the world for which he had not worked hard. He had, moreover, a costly family, five daughters and one son, and, at the time of which we are speaking, no provision in the way of marriage or profession had been made for any of them. Of the one son, Phineas, the hero of the following pages, the mother and five sisters were very proud. The doctor was accustomed to say that his goose was as good as any other mans goose, as far as he could see as yet; but that he should like some very strong VOL. i.
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Phineas Finn is one of Trollope's most enchanting novels. It revolves around a young Irishman, Phineas Finn, who becomes a member of Parliament and plays an important role in the political reforms of the mid-19th century. The author portrays Finn's views and emotions as a politician as well as his relationships with three different women.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press
• Date d'édition: 1973
• ISBN 10: 0192546120
• ISBN 13: 9780192546128
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 740