Ormond by Maria Edgeworth
The Secret Witness
A coming-of-age novel that follows a young Irish gentleman whose moral and political education unfolds amid the turbulent social currents of his time; drawn between charismatic radicals and self-interested aristocrats, he must learn to detect hypocrisy, resist demagoguery, and choose principles over passion. Through episodes of lost inheritance, contested loyalties, and romantic entanglement, the story examines honor, national identity, and social reform while satirizing both revolutionary excess and aristocratic corruption.
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- Published
- 1817
- Nationality
- Irish
- Length
- Unknown
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- Unknown
- Original Language
- English
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- - Ormond; or, The Secret Witness
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