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Castle Rackrent and Ennui

Name: Castle Rackrent and Ennui
Brand: Penguin Publishing Group : Penguin Classics
SKU: 9780140433203-PRUSDTR-US
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English • Age Adult - Adult

368 pages • 5.11 x 7.74 x 0.83 in

Approx. weight: 0.6 lb

Publication date: 05 Jan,1993

Barcode: 9780140433203 • Penguin Publishing Group : Penguin Classics

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By: Maria Edgeworth

"I could not but admire my lady's spirit, and was proud to see Castle Rackrent again in all its glory"

Thady Quirk is the ever-present steward to four generations of a dying dynasty in Castle Racrent, hilariously flattering and encouraging his hapless masters on their road to ruin. Ingeniously drawing on an actual chronicle of Maria Edgeworth's family experiences, the narrative subtly emerges as a devastating commentary on the Anglo Irish occupation of rural Ireland. This volume also includes Ennui, a natural sequel to Castle Rackrent with its family nurse of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, the lazy and gullible English earl, Lord Glenthorn, learns a shocking secret that will drive him and his nurse apart

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.