# Mr. Low — Phineas Finn character guide

> Mr. Low in Phineas Finn by Anthony Trollope.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** V Mr. and Mrs. Low, Mrs. Low, Low, And Mr. Low, Mr. and Mrs. Low

**First appearance:** 0004-v-mr-and-mrs-low

## Who they are

Phineas's former mentor and a London barrister.

## Relationships

### [Phineas Finn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_finn_se/characters/phineas_finn)

_professional_

Mr. Low is Phineas's legal mentor and former employer, offering guidance and a stable career path that Phineas largely ignores.

### [Lady Laura Standish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_finn_se/characters/lady_laura_standish)

_social_

They are acquaintances through Phineas, with Laura seeking Mr. Low's advice about Phineas's legal troubles.

### [Phineas Finn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_finn_se/characters/phineas_finn)

_professional_

Mr. Low is Phineas's legal mentor and former employer, offering guidance and a stable career path that Phineas largely ignores.

### [Phineas Finn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_finn_se/characters/phineas_finn)

_professional_

Mr. Low is Phineas's legal mentor and former employer, offering guidance and a stable career path that Phineas largely ignores.

### [Lady Laura Standish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_finn_se/characters/lady_laura_standish)

_social_

They are acquaintances through Phineas, with Laura seeking Mr. Low's advice about Phineas's legal troubles.

### [Lady Laura Standish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_finn_se/characters/lady_laura_standish)

_social_

They are acquaintances through Phineas, with Laura seeking Mr. Low's advice about Phineas's legal troubles.

## In the story

### [IV: Lady Laura Standish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_finn_se/chapters/iv-lady-laura-standish)

Phineas's barrister friend who spends Sunday morning warning him that he has ruined himself by entering Parliament without a fortune.

### [Mr. and Mrs. Low](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_finn_se/chapters/v-mr-and-mrs-low)

Phineas's former tutor, a prudent barrister who advises against entering Parliament too early and warns of the perils of political life.

### [Mr. and Mrs. Bunce](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_finn_se/chapters/vii-mr-and-mrs-bunce)

Phineas's legal mentor; receives Phineas's letter about abandoning law and becomes angry, though he remains just in his assessment.

### [Mr. and Mrs. Bunce](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_finn_se/chapters/vii-mr-and-mrs-bunce)

Savagely advises Mr. Low to have nothing more to do with Phineas after his decision.

### [Autumnal Prospects](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_finn_se/chapters/xii-autumnal-prospects)

Phineas regrets leaving his chambers and the legal career associated with Mr. Low.

### [XIII: Saulsby Wood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_finn_se/chapters/xiii-saulsby-wood)

Phineas visits Mr. Low before leaving London; Mr. Low offers advice and encouragement about Phineas's parliamentary career.

### [Mr. Monk Upon Reform](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_finn_se/chapters/xxxv-mr-monk-upon-reform)

Dismisses Mr. Monk's letter as 'claptrap' and argues for government by law, not caprice.

### [Mr. Monk Upon Reform](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_finn_se/chapters/xxxv-mr-monk-upon-reform)

Calls Mr. Monk's letter 'downright Radical nonsense' and fears Reform will put beggars on horseback.

### [Showing How the Duke Stood His Ground](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_finn_se/chapters/lxiii-showing-how-the-duke-stood-his-ground)

Now in the House of Commons; his career contrasts with Phineas's; Mrs. Low criticizes Phineas's success.

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