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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Castle Rackrent, by Maria Edgeworth This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Castle Rackrent Author: Maria Edgeworth Commentator: Anne Thackeray Ritchie Release Date: February 18, 2006 [EBook #1424] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CASTLE RACKRENT *** Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer and David Widger CASTLE RACKRENT by Maria Edgeworth With an Introduction by Anne Thackeray Ritchie [Note: The body of this novel contains a lot of footnotes and many references to the Glossary at the end. The footnotes (which are sometimes quite long) have been inserted in square brackets near to the point where they were referred to by suffix in the original text. The entries in the Glossary have been numbered, instead of being listed with a page number as they were in the printed book; they are also referenced with a note in square brackets near the point where there was a suffix in the original. Italics have been replaced by capitals. The pound sterling symbol has been replaced by 'L'. This text and the Introduction were taken from an edition published by Macmillan and Co. in 1895.] INTRODUCTION I The story of the Edgeworth Family, if it were properly told, should be as long as the ARABIAN NIGHTS themselves; the thousand and one cheerful intelligent members of the circle, the amusing friends and relations, the charming surroundings, the cheerful hospitable home, all go to make up an almost unique history of a county family of great parts and no little character. The Edgeworths were people of good means and position, and their rental, we are told, amounted to nearly L3000 a year. At one time there was some talk of a peerage for Mr. Edgeworth, but he was considered too independent for a peerage. The family tradition seems to have been unconventional and spirited always. There are records still extant in the present Mr. Edgeworth's possession,--papers of most wonderful vitality for parchment,--where you may read passionate remonstrances and adjurations from great-grandfathers to great-great-grand
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