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The Absentee

Maria Edgeworth

1988264 pagesabout 4–6 hours
1988
first published
  • 1988Oxford University Press · 315 pages · ENGISBN 9780192816825
  • 1999Penguin Books · 277 pages · ENGISBN 9780140436457
  • 2001IndyPublish.com · 268 pages · ENGISBN 9781588276971
  • 2001Oxford University Press, USA · 366 pages · ENGISBN 9780192838308
  • 2007Dodo Press · 280 pages · ENGISBN 9781406516449
  • 2004Kessinger Publishing · 264 pages · ENGISBN 9781419151194
  • 2003IndyPublish.com · 268 pages · ENGISBN 9781404361027
  • 2006ReadHowYouWant.com · 640 pages · ENGISBN 9781425025984

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.

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