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Author Edgeworth, Maria, 1768-1849.

Title The absentee / Maria Edgeworth
Published [Auckland, N.Z.] : Floating Press, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (1 electronic document (455 pages))
Summary On the eve of his coming of age, a young Lord begins to see the truth of his parents' lives: his mother cannot buy her way into society no matter how hard he tries, and his father is being ruined by her continued attempts. The young Lord then travels to his home in Ireland, encountering adventure on the way, and discovers that the native residents are being exploited in his father's absence
Notes Archived by the National Library of New Zealand
Title from PDF title page (viewed on May 31, 2011)
Novel
Originally published in 1812
Hypertext links contained in the archived instances of this title are non-functional. Nz
Subject English fiction -- 19th century.
English fiction
English.
Languages & Literatures.
English Literature.
Genre/Form Satire
Satire
Domestic fiction
Domestic fiction.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781775415923
1775415929