Belinda (1801) tackles issues of gender and race in a manner at once comic and thought-provoking. Braving the perils of the marriage market, Belinda learns to think for herself as the examples of her friends prove singularly unreliable.
A treasure trove of stories, humour, local and high-level gossip, Maria Edgeworth's letters show the extraordinary range of her interests: history, politics,... Læs mere
Tells the story of three generations of the Rackrent family from the perspective of their servant, Thady Quirk, during the middle of the eighteenth century in Ireland. This book contains annotations, an introduction and a bibliography.
With her satire on Anglo-Irish landlords in Castle Rackrent (1800), Maria Edgeworth pioneered the regional novel and inspired Sir Walter Scott's Waverley (1814).
Offers a selection of five short fictions by Hannah More, Amelia Opie, and Maria Edgeworth - the best-known writers of the moral tale - prefaced by a critical introduction to the... Læs mere
Thady Quirk, steward to the decaying estate of the Rackrent family, narrates a story of four generations of a dying dynasty in Castle Rackrent. This volume also includes Ennui,... Læs mere
Richard Lovell Edgeworth's influential two-volume work of 1788, written with his daughter Maria, derives its authority and innovative features from Edgeworth's own experiences of... Læs mere
Richard Lovell Edgeworth's influential two-volume work of 1788, written with his daughter Maria, derives its authority and innovative features from Edgeworth's own experiences of... Læs mere
Letters for Literary Ladies (1795) is the first publication of Maria Edgeworth, one of bestselling... Læs mere