Il Castello Rackrent by Maria Edgeworth
A Tale
Told by the long-serving steward, this witty, ironic novella traces the decline of an Irish estate through successive generations of incompetent, profligate landlords whose mismanagement, gambling and absenteeism ruin the family and expose the injustices of the Anglo‑Irish gentry; blending local speech, social satire and historical observation, the narrator both skewers landed privilege and preserves sympathy for tenants and rural life.
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- Published
- 1800
- Nationality
- Irish
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- Original Language
- English
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