The Absentee
$37.92
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
15 March 2000
Summary
Lord and Lady Clonbrony are more concerned with fashionable London society than with their responsibilities to those who live and work on their Irish estates. Concerned by this negligence, their son Lord Colambre goes incognito to Ireland to observe the situation and to discover the truth about the origins of his beloved cousin Grace. Can he find a solution that will bring prosperity and contentment to every level of society, including his own family?
Rich in atmosphere and local char…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140436457 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140436456 |
| Author: | Maria Edgeworth, Heidi Thomson |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 15 March 2000 |
| Weight: | 236g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 18mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Maria Edgeworth
Maria Edgeworth (1767-1849) was born in Oxfordshire and after being educated in England, she went to Edgeworthstown in Ireland to act as her father’s assistant and governess to his many other children. With her father she wrote several educational books, and as a novelist she earned the praise of Sir Walter Scott.
Heidi Thomson is Senior Lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. In addition to her work on Edgeworth, she has written on Gray, Wordsworth and Keats.
Edited by Heidi Thomson and Kim Walker With an introduction by Heidi Thomson
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