The esteemed contemporary of Jane Austen and Sir Walter Scott, Maria Edgeworth was a pioneer writer of children's literature and a significant figure in the evolution of the novel in Europe, whose works depict advanced views on the rights of women, politics, education and her beloved Ireland. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete novels of Maria Edgeworth, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing for the first time in digital print, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Edgeworth's life and works
* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts
* ALL 9 novels, with individual contents tables
* Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Many short story collections – including the classic children’s collections EARLY LESSONS and FRANK, appearing here for the first time in digital print
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories
* Also includes the rare short story collection THE MOST UNFORTUNATE DAY OF MY LIFE AND OTHER STORIES, which was published posthumously
* Easily locate the short stories you want to read
* Edgeworth’s plays and a selection of non-fiction
* Includes Edgeworth's letters - spend hours exploring the author’s personal correspondence, with detailed table of contents
* Features two biographies, including a selection of her husband’s memoirs - explore Edgeworth's literary life
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

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CONTENTS:

The Novels
CASTLE RACKRENT
BELINDA
THE MODERN GRISELDA
LEONORA
PATRONAGE
HARRINGTON
ORMOND
HELEN
ORLANDINO

The Shorter Fiction
THE PARENT’S ASSISTANT
HARRY AND LUCY: BEING THE FIRST PART OF EARLY LESSONS
MORAL TALES
POPULAR TALES
TALES OF FASHIONABLE LIFE
FRANK: A SEQUEL OF EARLY LESSONS
GARRY OWEN; OR, THE SNOW-WOMAN, AND OTHER STORIES
THE LITTLE DOG TRUSTY; THE ORANGE MAN; AND THE CHERRY ORCHARD
THE MOST UNFORTUNATE DAY OF MY LIFE AND OTHER STORIES

The Short Stories
LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

The Plays
COMIC DRAMAS IN THREE ACTS

The Letters
THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF MARIA EDGEWORTH

The Non-Fiction
PRACTICAL EDUCATION
ESSAY ON IRISH BULLS
AN ESSAY ON THE NOBLE SCIENCE OF SELF-JUSTIFICATION

The Biographies
RICHARD LOVELL EDGEWORTH: A SELECTION FROM HIS MEMOIRS
MARIA EDGEWORTH by Helen Zimmern

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When a long-time servant of the Rackrent family decides to write about family members whom he has served, the result is a stylishly entertaining exploration of master/servant relationships. Edgeworth's brilliant satire of early-19th-century Anglo-Irish landlords pioneered the regional novel and changed the focus of conflict in Ireland from religion to class.

A novel of manners and conversation in the patrician social mielieu of England and London in the 1820's and 1803's. It begins as a novel of courtship, destined to end with the happy betrothal of its heroine, the orphaned Helen Stanley, but it soon turns into the story of Helen's friend Lady Cecilia Clarendon, and the crumbling of her marriage as her beguiling and harmless lies, not told in malice, becomes self-destructive to those whom she loves

Set in both France and in Edgeworth's native Ireland, €Ormond€tells the rags-to-riches story of Harry Ormond. Like most of Edgeworth's works, Ormond€has moral themes which run throughout the book. The course of Ormond's rise is intended to demonstrate that success may be gained without underhanded actions and is instead possible through uprightness and responsibility. Despite being a product of negligence and abandonment, Ormond is dedicated to earning his fortune honorably through hard work. The novel's revolutionary backdrop supplies Edgeworth with an abundance of material to use as commentary on the period's changing politics. In the end, Ormond enlists in the British army, a move which elevates Ireland's commitment to England over its prospects for independence by way of the French Revolution. Some critics have argued that Ormond's choice indicates Edgeworth's own belief of the importance of adhering to cultural tradition.

Temperance story, written for the benefit of the Irish Poor Relief Fund.

Maria Edgeworth demonstrates her skills as a playwright in?Comic Dramas: In Three Acts.?The book includes three plays: "Love and Law," "The Two Guardians"?and "The Rose, Thistle and Shamrock."

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Maria Edgeworth was a prolific Irish writer during the early part of the Victorian era.Edgeworth helped popularize romantic novels and also was a key figure in children's literature.This collection includes the following:


NOVELS:
Castle Rackrent
Helen
Leonora
Belinda
The Absentee
Harrington
Ormond
Patronage
Manoeuvring
Madame de Fleury

SHORT STORIES:
The Modern Griselda
The Bracelets
The Prussian Vase
The Good Aunt
Angelina
The Good French Governess
Lame Jervas
Murad the Unlucky
The Limerick Gloves
The Parent’s Assistant: Or, Stories for Children (15 Short Stories)
The Little Dog Trusty, and Other Stories (3 Short Stories)

BIOGRAPHY:
Maria Edgeworth by Helen Zimmern