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A review by melindamoor
Belinda by Maria Edgeworth
4.0
Can be downloaded for free from Project Gutenberg link to free edition
under the title "Tales and Novels — Volume 03 by Maria Edgeworth"
Update 10/12/2017
Not a full 4 stars (3.75), but I enjoyed it nevertheless.
Belinda, the heroine, is a big step forward compared to the heroines of Fanny Burney (complete ingenues, always the helpless victims of circumstance, waiting for events to miraculously sort themselves out). While still bordering on the perfect, she has a lot of common sense and prudence and is not afraid to use them.
I think Jane Austen's Elinor did like this novel, while Marianne probably was partly disgusted with it, as neither Belinda nor her lover were senselessly passionate about each other and also secondary characters featured, who dared to be happy in a second attachment. :)
A more detailed review to come after some due consideration.
Update 31/Oct/2017
Re-reading to see if it stands the test of time.
I have vague memories of it being OK, but not coming anywhere close to my beloved Jane Austen.
We shall see.
under the title "Tales and Novels — Volume 03 by Maria Edgeworth"
Update 10/12/2017
Not a full 4 stars (3.75), but I enjoyed it nevertheless.
Belinda, the heroine, is a big step forward compared to the heroines of Fanny Burney (complete ingenues, always the helpless victims of circumstance, waiting for events to miraculously sort themselves out). While still bordering on the perfect, she has a lot of common sense and prudence and is not afraid to use them.
I think Jane Austen's Elinor did like this novel, while Marianne probably was partly disgusted with it, as neither Belinda nor her lover were senselessly passionate about each other and also secondary characters featured, who dared to be happy in a second attachment. :)
A more detailed review to come after some due consideration.
Update 31/Oct/2017
Re-reading to see if it stands the test of time.
I have vague memories of it being OK, but not coming anywhere close to my beloved Jane Austen.
We shall see.