Castle Rackrent /
Maria Edgeworth, introduction and notes by Bruce Teets.

Description

Main Author

Edgeworth, Maria, 1768-1849.

Related Names

Teets, Bruce E., 1914-1997, editor.

Language(s)

English

Published

[Coral Gables, Fla.] : University of Miami Press, [©1964]

Subjects

Rural conditions.
Rich people.
Poor families.
Landowners.
Landlord and tenant.
Administration of estates.
English fiction.
English fiction > English fiction / 19th century.
Landowners > Landowners / Fiction.
Rich people > Rich people / Fiction.
Poor families > Poor families / Fiction.
Rural conditions > Rural conditions / Fiction.
Landlord and tenant > Landlord and tenant / Fiction.
Administration of estates > Administration of estates / Fiction.
Ireland.
Ireland > Ireland / Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Pastoral fiction.
Fiction.
Domestic fiction.

Summary

Set in Ireland prior to its achieving legislative independence from Britain in 1782, Castle Rackrent tells the story of three generations of an estate-owning family as seen through the eyes--and as told in the voice--of their longtime servant, Thady Quirk, recorded and commented on by an anonymous editor.

Note

"The text ... is that of vol. 4 of [the author's] Tales and novels, published in London by Whittaker ... 1848."

Physical Description

118 pages ; 21 cm.

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