Absentee
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Absentee

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Absentee

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pubOne.info present you this new edition. In August 1811, we are told, she wrote a little play about landlords and tenants for the children of her sister, Mrs. Beddoes. Mr. Edgeworth tried to get the play produced on the London boards. Writing to her aunt, Mrs. Ruxton, Maria says, 'Sheridan has answered as I foresaw he must, that in the present state of this country the Lord Chamberlain would not license THE ABSENTEE; besides there would be a difficulty in finding actors for so many Irish characters. ' The little drama was then turned into a story, by Mr. Edgeworth's advice. Patronage was laid aside for the moment, and THE ABSENTEE appeared in its place in the second part of TALES OF FASHIONABLE LIFE. We all know Lord Macaulay's verdict upon this favourite story of his, the last scene of which he specially admired and compared to the ODYSSEY. [Lord Macaulay was not the only notable admirer of THE ABSENTEE. The present writer remembers hearing Professor Ruskin on one occasion break out in praise and admiration of the book. 'You can learn more by reading it of Irish politics, ' he said, 'than from a thousand columns out of blue-books

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Publisher
pubOne.info
Year
2010
ISBN
9782819932543
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Classics
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. THE ABSENTEE
  2. NOTES ON 'THE ABSENTEE'
  3. THE ABSENTEE
  4. CHAPTER II
  5. CHAPTER III
  6. CHAPTER IV
  7. CHAPTER V
  8. CHAPTER VI
  9. CHAPTER VII
  10. CHAPTER VIII
  11. CHAPTER IX
  12. CHAPTER X
  13. CHAPTER XI
  14. CHAPTER XII
  15. CHAPTER XIII
  16. CHAPTER XIV
  17. CHAPTER XV
  18. CHAPTER XVI
  19. CHAPTER XVII
  20. Copyright