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100 1 _aEdgeworth, Maria,
_d1768-1849
245 1 0 _aTales and Novels — Volume 01 :
_bMoral Tales
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2005-09-01
505 0 _aForester -- The Prussian vase -- The good aunt -- Angelina -- The good French governess -- Mademoiselle Panache -- The knapsack.
508 _aAnne Folland, Jonathan Ingram, Mary Meehan, David Widger and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"Tales and Novels — Volume 01" by Maria Edgeworth is a collection of moral tales and stories intended for the youth, likely written during the early 19th century. Edgeworth aims to create narratives that convey virtues while entertaining young readers and reflecting on the complexities of modern society. The opening tales introduce various characters, notably a young man named Forester, who is portrayed as an independent thinker grappling with social conventions and individual morality. The beginning of the volume sets the stage for Forester’s character: he is introduced as a sincere and somewhat eccentric youth, raised to disdain the politeness and manners of refined society. His journey starts as he travels to Edinburgh where he encounters contrasting characters, highlighting the social dynamics of his world. Edgeworth’s narrative showcases Forester's conflicts, including a series of misadventures that illustrate the themes of virtue versus societal expectations, as well as his ardent desire to reform what he perceives as the follies of the higher classes. This opening portion establishes a foundation for exploration into character development and moral dilemmas, positioning Forester as a central figure through whom these themes will unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8826
999 _c50746
_d50746