The triumph of prudence over passion, or, The history of Miss Mortimer and Miss Fitzgerald
By: Elizabeth Sheridan ; edited with an introduction and notes by Aileen Douglas and Ian Campbell Ross
Contributors: Douglas, Aileen, 1961-; Ross, Ian Campbell
Series: Literature of early modern Ireland series; Early Irish fiction, c.1680-1820; Literature of early modern Ireland; Early Irish fiction, c.1680-1820
Publisher: Four Courts Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Dublin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9781846822896
Subjects: Politics and government; Social conditions; Fiction; Women
Other titles: Triumph of prudence over passion; History of Miss Mortimer and Miss Fitzgerald
Description: This is an unconventional epistolary novel set in Ireland and France in 1779 and 1780, against the background of the patriot political agitation that marked the age of Grattan's parliament. The young women who write the bulk of the novel's letters link the state of Ireland and the conditions of its women.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 198-200).

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