Includes bibliographical references (pages 88-94).

Maria Edgeworth (1767-1849) was a prolific novelist whom Sir Walter Scott called "one of the wonders of our age." First she published essays and illustrative stories for children; then, in 1800, came the novel for which she is best remembered, Castle Rackrent. By 1814, when she had published half her total literary output-Popular Tales, Belinda, The Modern Griselda, Tales of Fashionable Life in six volumes (including The Absentee), and Patronage- she was the Great Maria both in the British Isles and on the Continent. Her influence can be traced in English fiction from that time forward.,Provided by publisher.

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