Project Gutenberg 2006-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 279 Edgeworth, Maria 1768 1849 Edgeworth, Eliza Edgeworth, Miss Tales and Novels — Volume 06 The absentee -- Madame de Fleury -- Emilie de Coulanges -- The modern Griselda. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, William Flis, David Widger and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Tales and Novels — Volume 06" by Maria Edgeworth is a collection of fiction works written during the early 19th century. This particular volume includes "The Absentee," which explores themes of identity and social aspirations through the lens of Irish aristocracy in England. The narrative revolves around Lord Colambre, the son of Lady Clonbrony, as he navigates familial expectations, societal ridicule, and the complex relationship between his identity as an Irish noble and his experiences in English society. At the start of "The Absentee," the reader is introduced to a high-society gathering at the opera, where Lady Clonbrony's ambition to rise within the English social ranks leads to amusing yet cutting conversations about her status as an Irish absentee. Meanwhile, Lord Colambre observes the unrefined antics of his mother and the criticisms directed at her, which deepens his psychological conflict regarding his heritage and future. The opening sets the stage for a rich exploration of his character's growth, relationships—particularly with his cousin Grace Nugent—and the broader commentary on cultural identity and social aspirations in the context of the Irish experience in England. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1221457 2025-06-04T10:12:14.989111 text/html 1285606 2021-02-25T22:47:37 text/html; charset=utf-8 413813 2021-02-25T22:47:41 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 506190 2025-06-04T10:12:30.906083 application/epub+zip 528837 2025-06-04T10:12:19.321143 application/epub+zip 514207 2025-06-04T10:12:17.538115 application/epub+zip 925179 2025-06-04T10:12:39.798013 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 858994 2025-06-04T10:12:29.665045 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 821140 2022-09-05T04:51:06.718410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1063102 2025-06-04T10:12:12.402130 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1062982 2021-01-02T06:44:19 text/plain; charset=utf-8 392250 2021-01-02T06:44:19 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1043088 2021-01-02T06:44:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 389932 2021-01-02T06:44:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1043090 2021-01-02T06:44:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 389681 2021-01-02T06:44:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22209 2025-06-04T10:12:39.961973 application/rdf+xml 15892 2025-06-04T10:12:18.140071 image/jpeg 3862 2025-06-04T10:12:17.841077 image/jpeg 494319 2025-06-04T10:12:15.087142 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia