The Absentee

Name: The Absentee
Author: Maria Edgeworth

by Maria Edgeworth

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Project Gutenberg

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Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer and David Widger

Release date

2006-03-18

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Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Satire Domestic fiction Ireland -- Fiction Landowners -- Fiction Administration of estates -- Fiction Socialites -- Fiction British -- Ireland -- Fiction Absentee landlordism -- Fiction

About the author

Maria Edgeworth

1767–1849

A sharp, lively pioneer of both the regional novel and children’s literature, she wrote stories that mixed social comedy with close observation of everyday life. Best known for works like "Castle Rackrent" and "Belinda," she helped shape the modern novel while writing with unusual clarity about class, family, and education.

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