Author : Maria Edgeworth
Release : 2009-06-01
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 929/5 ( reviews)
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Book Synopsis The Absentee by : Maria Edgeworth
Download or read book The Absentee written by Maria Edgeworth. This book was released on 2009-06-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the eve of his coming of age, a young Lord begins to see the truth of his parents' lives: his mother cannot buy her way into society no matter how hard he tries, and his father is being ruined by her continued attempts. The young Lord then travels to his home in Ireland, encountering adventure on the way, and discovers that the native residents are being exploited in his father's absence.