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The Absentee: An Anglo-Irish Novel of Estate, Responsibility, and Social Reform
Hardcover
Classic FictionHistorical FictionLiterary Fiction
ISBN13: 9781515427476
Publisher: SMK Books
Published: Apr 3 2018
Pages: 236
Weight: 1.14
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A novel of social observation in which Maria Edgeworth examines the effects of absentee landownership and the obligations of class and estate.
In The Absentee, Edgeworth follows the fortunes of a young heir whose family estate in Ireland has long been managed from a distance. As he becomes more directly acquainted with the conditions of the property and its tenants, the narrative traces a movement from detachment to responsibility, set against the expectations of society and family influence.
Edgeworth's approach combines narrative with social analysis, presenting questions of management, conduct, and reform within a controlled and often lightly ironic framework. The novel reflects early nineteenth-century concerns with land, class, and governance, while maintaining a focus on individual character and decision. It remains a representative work of Anglo-Irish fiction, offering a considered account of the relationship between ownership and obligation.
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