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"Leonora" by Maria Edgeworth. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

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Maria Edgeworth takes on issues of gender and race in her early editions of «Belinda», and although later editions tone down some controversial material to appease audiences, the alterations were most likely made by Edgeworth's father. Edgeworth's story centers around Belinda, a young woman who is navigating the complicated path of courtship and the limitations of domesticity. When Belinda is sent to live with the fashionable Lady Delacour, in hopes that she will find a wealthy and respected husband, she is quickly exposed to differing perspectives on marriage and the social obligations of women. The influence of Lady Delacour, and later Lady Anne Percival, motivate Belinda toward an independence and spirit of empowerment reminiscent of Mary Wollstonecraft. Edgeworth's popularity diminished somewhat after the first two decades of the 19th Century, however, her works opened doors for later writers like Sir Walter Scott and William Makepeace Thackeray, and expanded the potential for the «female» novel.

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Welcome to the Essential Novelists book series, were we present to you the best works of remarkable authors. For this book, the literary critic August Nemo has chosen the two most important and meaningful novels ofMaria Edgeworthwhich areBelinda and Leonora. Maria Edgeworth was a prolific Anglo-Irish writer of adults' and children's literature. She was one of the first realist writers in children's literature and was a significant figure in the evolution of the novel in Europe. She held advanced views, for a woman of her time, on estate management, politics and education, and corresponded with some of the leading literary and economic writers, including Sir Walter Scott and David Ricardo.
Novels selected for this book:
– Belinda – LeonoraThis is one of many books in the series Essential Novelists. If you liked this book, look for the other titles in the series, we are sure you will like some of the authors.

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¿Qué te queda por desear cuando ya lo tienes todo?El conde de Glenthorn fallece dejando a su heredero su título y una enorme fortuna. El joven conde se entrega sin medida a las diversiones y vicios de moda pero, incluso mientras disfruta de todos ellos, se siente permanentemente insatisfecho sin saber por qué. Es víctima del  ennui, un hastío que sobreviene a quien lo tiene todo.Sin embargo, la visita de la nodriza irlandesa que lo crio hace que Glenthorn emprenda un viaje a las antiguas tierras de su familia en Irlanda, donde encontrará los mejores antídotos contra su enfermedad: el amor, las aventuras y el trabajo.Maria Edgeworth es la principal novelista inglesa de finales del siglo XVIII y comienzos del XIX . Entre sus admiradores se contaban Jane Austen, Lord Byron, Stendhal, Iván Turguénev, Anthony Trollope o Walter Scott."He decidido leer únicamente mis obras y las de Maria Edgeworth." Jane Austen"Las novelas de Maria Edgeworth han sido una revelación para mí. Me gustaría, aunque fuera a mi modesta manera, ser capaz de emular los maravillosos retratos irlandeses que hace la señorita Edgeworth" Iván Turguénev" Ennui me tiene encantada." Madame de Staël"La contribución más innovadora, valiente e influyente de una escritora inglesa antes de Charlotte Brontë y George Eliot." Marilyn Butler" Ennui es una obra perfecta, a la altura de los mejores textos de Voltaire." The Edinburgh Review

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