Castle Rackrent by Maria Edgeworth

Castle Rackrent

Maria Edgeworth

127 pages • first pub 1800 (editions)

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With her satire on Anglo-Irish landlords in Castle Rackrent (1800), Maria Edgeworth pioneered the regional novel and inspired Sir Walter Scott's Waverley (1814). Politically risky, stylistically innovative, and wonderfully entertaining, the novel ...

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Community Reviews

2.89
based on 688 reviews

Moods

funny: 60%

informative: 47%

reflective: 35%

challenging: 31%

lighthearted: 31%

adventurous: 8%

dark: 4%

mysterious: 4%

sad: 4%

hopeful: 2%

inspiring: 2%

relaxing: 2%

tense: 2%

Pace

26% of readers chose fast
50% of readers chose medium
22% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

16% of readers chose Plot
19% of readers chose A mix
59% of readers chose Character
4% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

6% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
69% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

16% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
53% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

7% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
83% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

65% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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