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Maria Edgeworth (1768-1849) was an Anglo-Irish novelist, essayist, children's writer, and educational thinker whose work helped shape the development of the nineteenth-century novel. Born in England and raised largely on her family's estate in County Longford, Ireland, Edgeworth wrote with unusual attention to class, property, education, inheritance, national identity, and the social responsibilities of landowners. Her fiction combines narrative intelligence with moral and political observation, making her one of the most important women writers of her period and a central figure in Irish literary history.Edgeworth's Castle Rackrent secured her reputation and remains her best-known work. Published in 1800, it helped establish the regional novel and influenced later historical fiction, including the work of Sir Walter Scott. Edgeworth's importance rests not only on her place in the history of women's writing, but also on her role in bringing Irish social conditions, Anglo-Irish estate culture, and the complexities of landlord-tenant relations into fiction. Her work remains valuable for readers interested in classic fiction, Irish literature, satire, early realism, and the emergence of the modern social novel.
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth Volume 1 is a biographical book written by Maria Edgeworth. The book provides a detailed account of the life of Maria Edgeworth, an Irish novelist and children's writer who lived in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The book is divided into two parts: the first part covers Maria Edgeworth's life and the second part contains a collection of her letters. The first part of the book covers Maria Edgeworth's early life, including her childhood, education, and family background. It also explores her literary career, including her early works, her collaborations with her father, and her later novels. The book also delves into Edgeworth's personal life, including her relationships with family members, friends, and lovers.The second part of the book contains a collection of letters written by Maria Edgeworth to her family and friends. These letters provide an intimate look into her personal life, including her thoughts and feelings about her work, her family, and her social circle. The letters also provide insights into the cultural and political climate of the time, as Edgeworth was a keen observer of the world around her.Overall, The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth Volume 1 is a comprehensive and engaging biography of one of the most important writers of the 19th century. It provides a fascinating glimpse into the life and work of a pioneering female author, and is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of literature and women's writing.There are, an' please you, ma'am, a great many good things here. There is a balloon hanging up, and another going to be put on the stocks: there is soap made, and making from a receipt in Nicholson's Chemistry: there is excellent ink made, and to be made by the same book: there is a cake of roses just squeezed in a vice, by my father, according to the advice of Madame de Lagaraye, the woman in the black cloak and ruffles, who weighs with unwearied scales, in the frontispiece of a book, which perhaps my aunt remembers, entitled Chemie de gout et de l'odorat. There are a set of accurate weights, just completed by the ingenious Messrs. Lovell and Henry Edgeworth, partners: for Henry is now a junior partner, and grown an inch and a half upon the strength of it in two months.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781419169366
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. The Life And Letters Of Maria Edgeworth, Vol. 1 | Maria Edgeworth | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2004 | Kessinger Publishing, LLC | EAN 9781419169366 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 119313823
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