1. Castle Rackrent by Maria Edgeworth
... . For example, Sir Kit keeps his rich wife cooped up while he tries to steal her money for his personal business. The ownership of land and properties triggers tensions between husbands and wives within the novel. The women's identity in Edgeworth's novel seems to be predicated on their will to legitimise property and their chance to inherit the land is to ... ...
- Word Count: 1620
- Approx Pages: 6
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Undergraduate