The Absentee - Couverture rigide

Edgeworth, Maria

 
9781515427476: The Absentee

Synopsis

ust before coming of age, Lord Colambre, the sensitive hero of the novel, finds that his mother Lady Clonbrony's attempts to buy her way into the high society of London are only ridiculed, while his father, Lord Clonbrony, is in serious debt as a result of his wife's lifestyle. Colambre falls in love with his mother's companion, his supposed cousin, Grace Nugent.

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À propos de l?auteur

Maria Edgeworth (1768-1849) was an Anglo-Irish novelist known for her works of social realism and her influence on the development of the novel in English. Her fiction often addresses issues of class, education, and estate management, particularly within the context of Ireland. Edgeworth's writing was widely read in her own time and contributed to the shaping of early nineteenth-century literary fiction.

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