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A review by cmbohn
Castle Rackrent by Maria Edgeworth
3.0
"The first regional novel in English."
I'm not sure what that quote means, but this is an interesting story of a family of Irish landowners and the differing ways they ruin their lives and their estate. It's told by Thady Quirk, a sort of butler or estate manager, who has been with the Rackrent family through several changes. I was never crazy about any of the characters. Thady himself is the most likeable. He is honest and loyal. But he's too naive and gullible to be really sympathetic. The setting was well done, I thought, and the characters were certainly varied, but not especially believable.
I'm not sure what that quote means, but this is an interesting story of a family of Irish landowners and the differing ways they ruin their lives and their estate. It's told by Thady Quirk, a sort of butler or estate manager, who has been with the Rackrent family through several changes. I was never crazy about any of the characters. Thady himself is the most likeable. He is honest and loyal. But he's too naive and gullible to be really sympathetic. The setting was well done, I thought, and the characters were certainly varied, but not especially believable.