The Absentee by Maria Edgeworth ~ Full Audiobook [drama]

The Absentee by Maria Edgeworth audiobook. Genre: drama Published in 1812, “The Absentee” by Maria Edgeworth examines social injustice in 19th-century Britain. At that time, the management of many Irish estates suffered from the absenteeism of their Anglo-Irish landlords. We meet Lord and Lady Clonbrony. Lord Clonbrony struggles with debt, while Lady Clonbrony tries to shed her Irish connections and earn status in London’s high society (known as “the ton.”) Meanwhile, their son, Lord Colambre, is wary of the entanglements of that society and escapes to the family estate in Ireland, where he discovers the abuses that have arisen in the family’s absence. Maria Edgeworth was a pioneer of realism in fiction, and one of the most successful and popular novelists of her time. She offered satirical portraits of society manners and sympathetic treatment of regional life. Her work won admiration from authors such as Jane Austen and Sir Walter Scott. “The Absentee” is named in the reference list “1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die.” For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:27:58) Chapter 02 (01:06:44) Chapter 03 (01:43:32) Chapter 04 (02:19:34) Chapter 05 (03:22:48) Chapter 06 (04:11:50) Chapter 07 (04:48:14) Chapter 08 (05:13:11) Chapter 09 (05:53:08) Chapter 10 (06:23:52) Chapter 11 (06:49:21) Chapter 12 (07:22:45) Chapter 13 (08:11:38) Chapter 14 (09:11:42) Chapter 15 (09:41:47) Chapter 16 (10:35:05) Chapter 17 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices