Jacques A Berthoud
Author
Series
The Palliser novels volume 2
Oxford world's classics
Works volume 17-19
The parliamentary novels volume III
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Oxford world's classics
Works volume 17-19
The parliamentary novels volume III
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Description
Though he rose to literary fame on the strength of his series of novels set in the fictional rural county of Barsetshire, Anthony Trollope's later works were more concerned with politics and social issues. The novel Phineas Finn is the second in Trollope's series known as the Palliser novels, which focus on political intrigue and relationships among members of Parliament. This volume focuses on Phineas Finn, an immigrant from Ireland who
...2) Lord Jim
Author
Series
Description
Lord Jim tells the story of a young, idealistic Englishman who is disgraced by a single act of cowardice while serving as an officer on the Patna, a merchant-ship sailing from an eastern port. His life is blighted; an isolated scandal assumes horrifying proportions. An older man, Marlow, befriends Jim, and helps to establish him in Patusan, a remote Malay settlement. There he achieves a kind of peace, but his courage is put to the test once more.
3) Uys Krige
Author
Series
Twayne's world authors series. South Africa volume TWAS 2
Publisher
Twayne Publishers
Pub. Date
[1966]