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Leonora: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Leonora is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Edgeworth, Maria (1768–1849).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Leonora" by Maria Edgeworth is a novel published in 1806. Written in epistolary form, it tells the story of newly married Leonora who brings a controversial exile named Olivia back from France to England. Olivia, known as a "coquette," embodies French aristocratic sensibility and theatrical emotional displays that challenge English propriety. Through competing letters and perspectives, the novel critiques sensibility as hypocritical narcissism, contrasting Leonora's prudent reserve against Olivia's extravagant need for attention and moral justification of questionable behavior.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Leonora
- Author credits: Edgeworth, Maria (1768–1849)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction
- Women -- Conduct of life -- Fiction
- Women -- Social and moral questions -- Fiction
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- Category: British Literature
- Category: Novels
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