The absentee / Maria Edgeworth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edgeworth, Maria, 1768-1849.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Administration of estates--Fiction.

Administration of estates.

Absentee landlordism--Fiction.

Absentee landlordism.

British--Ireland--Fiction.

British.

Landowners--Fiction.

Landowners.

Socialites--Fiction.

Socialites.

Ireland--Fiction.

Ireland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (515 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Auckland, New Zealand] : Floating Press, 1812.

Summary:

On the eve of his coming of age, a young Lord begins to see the truth of his parents' lives: his mother cannot buy her way into society no matter how hard he tries, and his father is being ruined by her continued attempts. The young Lord then travels to his home in Ireland, encountering adventure on the way, and discovers that the native residents are being exploited in his father's absence.

Contents:

Title; Contents; Notes on 'The Absentee'; Chapter I; Chapter II; Chapter III; Chapter IV; Chapter V; Chapter VI; Chapter VII; Chapter VIII; Chapter IX; Chapter X; Chapter XI; Chapter XII; Chapter XIII; Chapter XIV; Chapter XV; Chapter XVI; Chapter XVII

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource : title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 7, 2014).

ISBN:

1-77556-993-4

OCLC:

568571065