The Works of Maria Edgeworth, Part I Vol 1
The Works of Maria Edgeworth, Part I Vol 1

Author: Marilyn Butler

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-09-25

Total Pages: 459

ISBN-13: 1000749401

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This book is a collection of novels Castle Rackrent, Irish Bulls, and Ennui by Maria Edgeworth that will be of much use to scholars, students and general readers interested in family fiction. Maria Edgeworth (1 January 1768 – 22 May 1849) was a prolific Anglo-Irish writer of adults' and children's literature. She was one of the first realist writers in children's literature and was a significant figure in the evolution of the novel in Europe.[2] She held advanced views, for a woman of her time, on estate management, politics and education, and corresponded with some of the leading literary and economic writers, including Sir Walter Scott and David Ricardo.

The Absentee
The Absentee

Author: Maria Edgeworth

Publisher: The Floating Press

Published: 2009-06-01

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13: 1775415929

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On the eve of his coming of age, a young Lord begins to see the truth of his parents' lives: his mother cannot buy her way into society no matter how hard he tries, and his father is being ruined by her continued attempts. The young Lord then travels to his home in Ireland, encountering adventure on the way, and discovers that the native residents are being exploited in his father's absence.