Download or read book Maria Edgeworth's Irish Writing written by Brian Hollingworth and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 1997 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Maria Edgeworth is often regarded as a pioneer in the development of the regional novel and the use of vernacular language. This book is the first to offer an extensive discussion of all four of Edgeworth's major Irish tales, examining her attitudes towards language and regionalism in the context of her writing about Ireland."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved