The cottagers of Glenburnie
Subtitle: and other educational writing
By: Elizabeth Hamilton ; edited by Pam Perkins
Contributors: Perkins, Pamela Ann
Series: The Associaton for Scottish Literary Studies -- no. 38; Association for Scottish Literary Studies -- no. 38.
Publisher: Association for Scottish Literary Studies
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Glasgow
Language: eng
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9780948877858; 9780948877865
Description: "Writing in the late 18th and early 19th century, Elizabeth Hamilton produced fiction, satire, comical sketches, philosophical essays, historical biography, theological treatises, and essays on educational theory. She is best known for her novel The Cottagers of Glenburnie (1808) with its vivid depictions - and biting satires - of Scottish peasant life. A lively and entertaining tale, The Cottagers of Glenburnie also skilfully discusses and dissects class issues, British imperialism, and war." "Also included here are three examples of Hamilton's non-fiction: Letters on the Elementary Principles of Education (1801); Memoirs of the Life of Agrippina, Wife of Germanicus (1804); and Letters Addressed to the Daughter of a Nobleman (1806). All three present different aspects of Hamilton's educational theories. Taken together, these works show how, despite its ostensibly simple plot and style, Glenburnie brings together the political and social concerns of the day with the Scottish Enlightenment interest in theories of the mind and of moral education on which Hamilton drew throughout her career."--Jacket.