A review by elysareadsitall
The Absentee by Maria Edgeworth

5.0

This book follows Lord Colambre as he tries to find love and a home he can be proud of. It's a highly political story about Ireland and England and the upper class. Edgeworth's style is superb; it's learned without being pretentious. She also makes it easy to love the protagonist by calling him 'our hero,' giving the readers ownership and involvement in the novel. With novels from this time, it's usually pretty easy to figure out how they will end, so the thing for the author is to make the journey exciting; Edgeworth certainly does that.