Castle Rackrent / Maria Edgeworth ; edited by George Watson

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1980. World's Classics Edition. Softcover. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: xliii, 127 p. ; 20 cm. Notes: Originally published in 1995, in the series World classics. Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxxix]-xl). Summary: Four generations of Rackrent heirs - Sir Patrick, the dissipated spendthrift; Sir Murtagh, the litigating fiend; Sir Kit, the brutal husband and gambling absentee; and Sir Condy, the lovable and improvident dupe of Thady's own son, Jason. Subject: Estates, administration - Landlord and tenant - Rural conditions - Poor families - Rich people - Families - Gentry - Ireland - Fiction. Women authors, Irish - 18th century. English fiction. Ireland - Social life and customs - 18th / 19th century - Fiction. Catholicism. History - Rebellion of 1798 - Fiction. General & literary fiction ; Classic fiction. FICTION / Classics / Social science / Women's Studies / Literary criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. Other names: Watson, George. Genre: Bibliography, Domestic Fiction. Satire.