The Triumph of Prudence Over Passion: Or, the History of Miss Mortimer and Miss Fitzgerald (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781846822896)

Originally published in 1781, The Triumph of Prudence over Passion; or, The History of Miss Mortimer and Miss Fitzgerald is an unconventional epistolary novel set in Ireland and France in 1779 and 1780, against the background of the patriot political agitation that marked the age of Grattan's parliament. The young women who write the bulk of the novel's letters link the state of Ireland and the condition of its women, powerfully endorsing liberty for both. Their witty and incisive commentary - on political events, male and female relations, education, and national differences - is accompanied by lighter observations on fashion, polite amusements, and affairs of the heart. Yet, while the novel contains several love stories, it departs strikingly from fictional convention by having its heroine refuse to marry her suitor, preferring instead to remain in a single state. The novel, published anonymously, is here attributed for the first time to Ann Elizabeth (Betsy) Sheridan, daughter of the novelist Frances Sheridan and the theatre manager and elocutionist Thomas Sheridan.

Author: Aileen Douglas
ISBN-10: 1846822890
ISBN-13: 9781846822896
Publisher: Four Courts Press
Language: English
Published: 07/15/2011
Pages: 200
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2012
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2011 pg. 188