New Essays on Maria Edgeworth

Download or read book New Essays on Maria Edgeworth written by Julie Nash and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Devoted to the varied writings of the influential novelist, children's author, and educator, this collection combines postcolonial, historical, and gender criticism to offer fresh readings of Edgeworth's novels, stories, letters, and educational texts. The collection will be invaluable to established scholars working in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century literature, women's studies, and children's literature, as well as to students encountering Edgeworth for the first time.