Phineas Finn: the Irish member. Anthony Trollope.1985.

Phineas Finn is a charming and energetic, yet penniless, Irishman, newly elected to the British parliament. In London he is introduced to the highest social circles and swiftly climbs the rungs of government, greatly aided by his success with influential women - even though his lack of fortune seems to stand in the way of making the good marriage he longs for. But when the young MP faces a dilemma that could make or break his dazzling career, will his principles remain intact in the face of temptation, political opportunity and a little human weakness? In Phineas Finn, Trollope used all his shrewd powers of observation to create a wonderfully panoramic view of nineteenth-century English politics and people, which established his Palliser series as English literature’s greatest achievement in political fiction.