Tales and Novels — Volume 04

Name: Tales and Novels — Volume 04
Author: Maria Edgeworth

By Maria Edgeworth

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The volume opens with a comic, anecdotal memoir narrated by a longtime household steward who recounts the mismanagement, eccentricities, and changing fortunes of successive heirs in a plain vernacular that satirizes provincial gentry. It proceeds to short essays that collect and examine characteristic blunders and the human tendency to excuse oneself, mixing linguistic play with moral comment. The collection concludes with tales of fashionable life that probe boredom, social ambition, and private unease, offering pointed character sketches and wry observations on manners and self-deception.

About the Author

Maria Edgeworth

Maria Edgeworth (1768-1849) was an Anglo-Irish writer known for her contributions to the development of the novel and for her insightful explorations of social issues. Her most famous work, "Castle Rackrent," is often regarded as one of the first historical novels in English, offering a vivid portrayal of Irish society through the eyes of a servant. Edgeworth's writing is characterized by its moral complexity and keen observations of human behavior, as seen in her various collections of tales and novels, such as "Belinda" and "Murad the Unlucky, and Other Tales." In addition to fiction, she also wrote extensively on education, advocating for practical approaches to learning.