ANTHONY TROLLOPE Phineas COMPLETE CLASSICS Redux UNABRIDGED Read by David Shaw-Parker 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 rumours 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 coloured by the author’s own experiences as a Liberal candidate between the time he wrote this and Phineas Finn. David Shaw-Parker trained at RADA and began his career with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1977. His theatre appearances include My Fair Lady, The False Servant and Oedipus Rex at the Royal National Theatre, and The Country Wife, Acorn Antiques, Heavenly Ivy and Uncle Vanya in London’s West End. He has recorded extensively for BBC Radio Total running time: 29:07:00 • 25 CDs and his recordings for Naxos AudioBooks include The Great Poets: John View our catalogue online at n-ab.com/cat Clare, The Pilgrim’s Progress and the Chronicles of Barsetshire. = Downloads (M4B chapters or MP3 files) = CDs (disc–track) 1 1-1 Phineas Redux 10:06 24 4-4 Chapter 12 10:44 2 1-2 Now no Liberal soldier, as a young soldier... 10:13 25 4-5 ‘It was, and has been, and still will be...’ 9:23 3 1-3 He at once resolved that he would go over... 12:19 26 4-6 Two days after this was the day fixed… 9:19 4 1-4 Chapter 2 11:45 27 4-7 Chapter 13 10:28 5 1-5 He reached Harrington Hall in the afternoon... 14:50 28 5-1 At the instance of Lady Laura... 12:20 6 1-6 Chapter 3 11:20 29 5-2 Chapter 14 8:35 7 2-1 Chapter 4 9:57 30 5-3 At night, when they were alone together... 10:30 8 2-2 In the course of his canvass... 7:07 31 5-4 Chapter 15 12:36 9 2-3 Chapter 5 11:12 32 5-5 Chapter 16 12:59 10 2-4 Could it really be the case that the man… 10:45 33 5-6 Why is it that when men and women... 14:01 11 2-5 Lord Cantrip also paused a moment before... 10:27 34 6-1 But Phineas, happily, was not hurt. 6:04 12 2-6 Chapter 6 9:11 35 6-2 Chapter 17 14:01 13 2-7 One card, or rather note... 12:58 36 6-3 Chapter 18 11:32 14 3-1 Chapter 7 8:06 37 6-4 ‘Couldn’t you manage to live at Maule Abbey?’ 9:28 15 3-2 ‘Good night, Cox,’ said Miss Palliser... 9:27 38 6-5 Chapter 19 11:59 16 3-3 Chapter 8 8:02 39 6-6 ‘I have been waiting for this opportunity…’ 10:11 17 3-4 There was much difficulty in reaching… 11:08 40 6-7 Chapter 20 9:39 18 3-5 Chapter 9 13:13 41 7-1 This letter was addressed to Phineas… 9:32 19 3-6 Chapter 10 12:04 42 7-2 Mr Ratler had joined them... 8:43 20 3-7 A very poor dinner it was. 11:47 43 7-3 Chapter 21 10:34 21 4-1 Phineas felt that he had been grossly taken in. 6:46 44 7-4 But such as his days were... 9:09 22 4-2 Chapter 11 7:56 45 7-5 ‘The property must be yours some day,’… 9:44 23 4-3 How natural had been her conduct... 8:19 46 7-6 Chapter 22 9:40 47 7-7 The first greeting was very affectionate... 13:51 1 48 8-1 Chapter 23 13:10 108 16-5 Lady Chiltern looked at her husband... 11:30 49 8-2 Phineas was now in great doubt... 9:03 109 16-6 Chapter 52 8:44 50 8-3 Chapter 24 14:06 110 16-7 But things were in a terrible confusion… 7:42 51 8-4 Chapter 25 10:37 111 17-1 From day to day, for the first few days… 12:20 52 8-5 On the third morning... 12:14 112 17-2 Chapter 53 13:38 53 8-6 Chapter 26 14:43 113 17-3 Not the less did he spring out of the phaeton... 14:09 54 9-1 Chapter 27 9:45 114 17-4 Chapter 54 9:11 55 9-2 He read the injunction again and again. 12:30 115 17-5 ‘You think then,’ said Madame Goesler... 11:31 56 9-3 Chapter 28 10:20 116 17-6 Chapter 55 12:30 57 9-4 On the next morning... 8:50 117 18-1 The days were long... 10:32 58 9-5 Mr Slide, when his thunderbolt was prepared... 11:22 118 18-2 Chapter 56 12:10 59 9-6 Chapter 29 9:50 119 18-3 Chapter 57 7:56 60 9-7 Then it was that the cousin recommended… 11:16 120 18-4 ‘Do you mean that you are going to start…’ 9:19 61 10-1 Chapter 30 10:44 121 18-5 Chapter 58 8:38 62 10-2 Mr Maule, Senior, not understanding much... 10:47 122 18-6 ‘We misunderstand each other, my friend.’ 10:09 63 10-3 Chapter 31 13:19 123 18-7 Chapter 59 6:48 64 10-4 Chapter 32 8:15 124 19-1 3, Jellybag Street, Edgware Road... 14:37 65 10-5 Dresden, March 27th... 8:48 125 19-2 Chapter 60 9:42 66 10-6 Quintus Slide had undertaken to crush him! 11:35 126 19-3 ‘You’d give the law a great deal to do.’ 8:02 67 10-7 Chapter 33 9:02 127 19-4 Mr Low had advised him not to see… 9:52 68 11-1 A few minutes after four... 11:34 128 19-5 Chapter 61 12:48 69 11-2 The details of this part of his speech... 13:25 129 19-6 ‘Oswald, you don’t mean to say that it’s…’ 11:48 70 11-3 Chapter 34 6:49 130 20-1 Chapter 62 13:05 71 11-4 ‘Is it true that Grogram is to be Chancellor?’ 8:18 131 20-2 In all the crowd then assembled... 10:47 72 11-5 There are some men who seem to have... 8:09 132 20-3 Chapter 63 9:46 73 11-6 Chapter 35 8:50 133 20-4 There were many other points on which… 13:36 74 10-7 ‘Does the right honourable gentleman...’ 8:25 134 20-5 Chapter 64 11:04 75 12-1 Chapter 36 11:00 135 20-6 If the matter was interesting to the public... 9:18 76 12-2 Before he sat down, Phineas made... 6:01 136 21-1 Chapter 65 14:18 77 12-3 Chapter 37 9:15 137 21-2 Chapter 66 14:37 78 12-4 ‘What a detestable woman!’ said Phineas. 7:58 138 21-3 Chapter 67 13:05 79 12-5 Nothing, however, could be done till… 10:47 139 21-4 As it occupied four hours in the delivery... 14:47 80 12-6 Chapter 38 7:31 140 21-5 Mr Low accompanied him to his lodgings... 10:32 81 12-7 ‘How can I understand it, my dear?’ 9:35 141 22-1 Chapter 68 9:29 82 12-8 Chapter 39 8:28 142 22-2 The property of manliness in a man… 11:47 83 13-1 Mr Daubeny stood for a minute silent... 11:18 143 22-3 Chapter 69 13:25 84 13-2 Chapter 40 12:43 144 22-4 ‘Lord Chiltern would take it at once.’ 12:35 85 13-3 The absolute words of a conversation... 11:41 145 22-5 Chapter 70 9:25 86 13-4 Volume 2. Chapter 41 9:00 146 22-6 But though she would dream that it might... 10:50 87 13-5 Gerard was in London, and sent... 7:03 147 23-1 Great Marlborough Street, Monday night. 9:50 88 13-6 Chapter 42 13:30 148 23-2 Chapter 71 7:12 89 14-1 The affair had been so long... 10:35 149 23-3 Phineas knew that there was wisdom… 10:00 90 14-2 Chapter 43 9:47 150 23-4 Chapter 72 14:08 91 14-3 Mr Bonteen, in his troubled spirit... 8:38 151 23-5 Chapter 73 9:43 92 14-4 Chapter 44 10:20 152 23-6 The debate was irregular... 8:20 93 14-5 Nevertheless, the case came on… 8:47 153 23-7 Chapter 74 11:08 94 14-6 Mr Roby and Mr Ratler, who filled the same... 8:38 154 24-1 The house was full of people..