The Absentee (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Regency Romance ClassicBy Maria Edgeworth
Length12h 55m
About this audiobook
Maria Edgeworth's The Absentee (1812) is a incisive social novel examining Anglo-Irish landlordism, fashionable London society, and the moral consequences of estrangement from one's estate and tenants. Centered on Lord Colambre's education in judgment, the novel combines courtship plot, satire, and reformist realism. Its lucid, ironic prose belongs to the tradition of eighteenth-century moral fiction while anticipating the socially diagnostic scope of the Victorian novel. Edgeworth exposes absentee ownership not merely as an economic failure but as a collapse of reciprocal obligation. Edgeworth, born in England and raised in Ireland, was uniquely positioned to analyze the fraught relations between Irish tenants and Anglo-Irish proprietors. Collaborating intellectually with her father, Richard Lovell Edgeworth, she developed fiction as an instrument of ethical and practical instruction. Her knowledge of estate management, education, and Irish life informs the novel's unusually concrete attention to class, speech, custom, and responsibility. The Absentee is recommended to readers interested in Jane Austen's era, Irish literary history, and fiction as social critique. It offers elegance, wit, and narrative pleasure while posing enduring questions about privilege, national identity, and moral accountability.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- An Author Biography reveals milestones in the author's life, illuminating the personal insights behind the text.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.3 (115)
Includes Amazon
GenreLiterary Classics, Humor
Length12 hrs 55 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 22, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Castle Rackrent (Annotated)
14CHAPTER IX
2Introduction
15CHAPTER X
3Synopsis
16CHAPTER XI
4Historical Context
17CHAPTER XII
5Author Biography
18CHAPTER XIII
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6CHAPTER I
19CHAPTER XIV
7CHAPTER II
20CHAPTER XV
8CHAPTER III
21CHAPTER XVI
9CHAPTER IV
22CHAPTER XVII
10CHAPTER V
23Analysis
11CHAPTER VI
24Reflection
12CHAPTER VII
25Memorable Quotes
13CHAPTER VIII
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