Overview

The lively comedy of this novel in which a young woman comes of age amid the distractions and temptations of London high society belies the challenges it poses to the conventions of courtship, the dependence of women, and the limitations of domesticity. Contending with the perils and the
varied cast of characters of the marriage market, Belinda strides resolutely toward independence. Admired by her contemporary, Jane Austen, and later by Thackeray and Turgenev, Edgeworth tackles issues of gender and race in a manner at once comic and thought-provoking. The 1802 text used in this
edition also confronts the difficult and fascinating issues of racism and mixed marriage, which Edgeworth toned down in later editions.

ISBN-13

9780192837097

ISBN-10

0192837095

Weight

0.75 Pounds

Dimensions

5.50 x 1.00 x 8.00 In

List Price

$15.95

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

544 pages

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published On

1999-08-19



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