{"product_id":"castle-rackrent-maria-edgeworth-9781617206924","title":"Castle Rackrent: An Irish Classic of Satire and Estate Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA landmark of Irish fiction, \u003cem\u003eCastle Rackrent\u003c\/em\u003e is a sharp, comic, and unsparing portrait of a declining Anglo-Irish estate.\u003c\/strong\u003e Told through the voice of Thady Quirk, a loyal family servant whose praise often reveals more than he intends, Maria Edgeworth's novel traces the mismanagement, vanity, extravagance, and moral collapse of successive Rackrent heirs. The result is both a brilliantly shaped comic narrative and a pointed account of land, class, inheritance, and power in Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1800, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCastle Rackrent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is often regarded as one of the earliest historical novels in English and a foundational work in Irish fiction. Its satirical force lies in Edgeworth's control of voice: Thady's affectionate loyalty becomes a vehicle for social exposure, allowing the reader to see the decay of an estate and the failures of a ruling class from within its own household. Compact, ironic, and historically important, the novel remains essential for readers of Irish literature, women's writing, early nineteenth-century fiction, and the development of the modern novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maria Edgeworth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 161720692X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781617206924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e SMK Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/22\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.21d","brand":"Maria Edgeworth","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49164586123519,"sku":"9781617206924","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/castle-rackrent-maria-edgeworth-9781617206924","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}