![Castle Rackrent ; the Absentee [Hardcover] Maria Edgeworth](https://vintagebookshoppe.com/wp-content/uploads/imported/Castle-Rackrent-the-Absentee-B0000CKR92.jpg)
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Published 1952. Cover is different. Cover has wear. Cover has small stain. Pages are clean. Binding is secure.
This vintage edition brings together two influential works by Maria Edgeworth, an Anglo-Irish writer celebrated for her insightful portrayals of Irish society and culture. “Castle Rackrent,” published in 1800, is considered one of the first regional novels in English literature and an important precursor to the works of Sir Walter Scott. Told through the voices of four narrators, it offers a satirical look at the declining fortunes of an aristocratic Irish family. “The Absentee,” published in 1812, continues this exploration of Anglo-Irish relations, contrasting the lives of aristocratic absentee landlords with their impoverished Irish tenants. Edgeworth’s novels were groundbreaking in their sympathetic depiction of the Irish people and their struggles under English rule. This well-preserved copy, despite its worn cover and small stain, allows modern readers to experience these historically significant works in their original form.
