Sydney Morgan

Lady Morgan (Sydney)

Sydney Owenson

"I long to study the purely national, purely natural character of an Irishwoman." When Horatio, the son of an English lord, is banished to his father's Irish estate as punishment for his dissipated ways, he goes off in search of adventure. On the wild west coast of Connaught he finds remnants of a romantic Gaelic past--a dilapidated castle, a Catholic priest, a deposed king and the king's lovely daughter Glorvina. In this setting and among these characters Horatio learns the history, culture, and language of a country he had once scorned, but he must do so in disguise, for his own English ancestors are responsible for the ruin of the Gaelic family he comes to love. Written after the Act of Union, The Wild Irish Girl. (1806) is a passionately nationalistic novel and a founding text in the discourse of Irish nationalism. This unique paperback edition includes the 'Introductory Letters' to the novel as well as Owenson's footnotes, rich in detail on the Irish language, history, and legend.

A National Tale

The Wild Irish Girl

The Princess, Etc. (The Missionary.).

The Princess, Or The Beguine

An Indian Tale

The Missionary

Autobiography, Diaries and Correspondence ...

Lady Morgan's Memoirs

Lady Morgan's Memoirs; Autobiography, Diaries and Correspondence ...

Autobiography, Diaries and Correspondence

Woman and Her Master

The O'Briens and the O'Flahertys

Autobiography, Diaries, and Correspondence

The peasantry. Society. Paris

Woman , Or, Ida of Athens

The Life and Times of Salvator Rosa

Italy

The Novice of Saint Dominick

The Friends, Foes, and Adventures of Lady Morgan. [By W. J. Fitzpatrick.] (Reprinted from the “Irish Quarterly Review.”).

Lady Morgan (Sydney)

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