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This book is the story of a young orphan boy, Ormond and is the story of his coming of age. Written in 1817 by female author Maria Edgeworth this book has a bit of flavor of Austen only with a male hero instead of females and lots of comedy of manners, a bit of moralizing, and a romance. It was an easy read.
Set in Ireland, The Black Islands, England, Paris. The time period is set in the 1700's during Louis the Fifteenth and Madame du Barry, just before the reign of terror. Here we see the court ...more
Set in Ireland, The Black Islands, England, Paris. The time period is set in the 1700's during Louis the Fifteenth and Madame du Barry, just before the reign of terror. Here we see the court ...more
I read a reproduction produced for Kindle which had a number of errors which detracted from the reading experience. Nevertheless this was quite a romp and an enjoyable read. Although the author has been said to have influenced a great number of writers such as R.L. Stevenson and Dickens I had never heard of her. Much has been made of the Brontes and Jane Austen as forging a path for female writers but she predates them and was apparently very well known. I was delighted to make her acquaintance.
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