Reading Phineas Finn | Alexandria
Read Phineas Finn by Anthony Trollope. Navigating political idealism's fatal collision with pragmatism drives Trollope's Phineas Finn, where an Irish outsider climbs Parliament's ranks while wrestling with principles vs power. The shocker? His most radical choice is refusing to compromise – a move that costs him everything yet proves oddly liberating. This Victorian drama eerily mirrors today's battles between conviction and careerism.