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A review by bucket
Castle Rackrent by Maria Edgeworth
5.0
Written in 1800, this is a still-funny satire of a Irish aristocratic family's vices and downfall. The style, with it's tongue in cheek glossary and asides, is fun and unique - and the voice of naive, goody-two-shoes narrator Thady makes him a well-rounded character, even though he's more an observer of the story than an active participant.
I love this description from the author's preface of the characters that bring down the Rackrents: "the drunken Sir Patrick, the litigious Sir Murtagh, the fighting Sir Kit, and the slovenly Sir Condy."
I love this description from the author's preface of the characters that bring down the Rackrents: "the drunken Sir Patrick, the litigious Sir Murtagh, the fighting Sir Kit, and the slovenly Sir Condy."