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Edited by George Watson. Introduction by Kathryn Kirkpatrick. First published in 1800, this is the book that marked Edgeworth's change from wiriting for children to writing for adu lts. Four generations of Rackrent heirs show a family in decline in this satire on Anglo-Irish landlords. Edgeworth pioneered the regional novel and inspired Scott's Waverley with this novel's bold statement on class struggle in Ireland. Oxford World's Classics. 2009. Paper. NEW. $13.00 Show more