The Wild Irish Girl

The Wild Irish Girl

infobox Book |
name = The Wild Irish Girl: A National Tale


image_caption =
author = Sydney Owenson (Lady Morgan)
cover_artist =
country = England / Ireland
language = English
series =
genre = Romance novel
publisher =
release_date = 1806
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages = 304 p. (Oxford University Press paperback edition)
isbn = ISBN 0-19-283283-2 (Oxford University Press paperback edition)

"The Wild Irish Girl: A National Tale" is a novel written by Sydney Owenson (who is also known as Lady Morgan) in 1806.

Form

The novel is written in epistolary form by members of the English ruling class.

Controversy

The novel depicts a radical dileanation of Irish subculture and affected issues such as Catholic Emancipation and the Repeal of the Union.

External links

* [http://www.sydneyowenson.com/TheWildIrishGirl.html Online text of "The Wild Irish Girl"]


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