Maria Edgeworth (Critical Survey of Short Fiction, Second Revised Edition)
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Maria Edgeworth, best known as a novelist, acquired international fame with the publication of Castle Rackrent in 1800. Its unique narrative technique—the tale is told by a passive onlooker, the Rackrent family’s servant—was a fascinating innovation. Contemporary critics, comparing her novels favorably with Don Quixote (1605) and Gil Blas (1715), believed Edgeworth was greater than Henry Fielding. Earning more than 1,000 for each of four novels,...
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