The Pallisers Author:Trollope, Anthony Finn is a simple country doctor's son, but he has big plans for himself. He wants to be a member of Parliament, and he knows how to get the money to do it. Lady Laura Standish is his first victim - but he wins her love only to learn that she has spent her fortune paying the debts of her hifg-living brother, Lord Chiltern. Still, not all is lost.... more »Through the Standish family, Phineas has met Violet Effingham, who is rich and pretty as well. In fact, Phineas finds himself quite attracted to her - until she begins to exhibit some unusual sexual hang-ups!« less