Deerbrook (Penguin Classics) - Softcover

Martineau, Harriet

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141439394 ISBN 13: 9780141439396

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2005

Synopsis

Complemented by a chronology of the author's works, a concise biographical portrait, detailed text notes, and suggestions for further reading, a new edition of the author's mid-nineteenth-century novel about domestic relationships, village life, and the nature of prejudice and ignorance follows the lives of the two Ibbotson sisters, after they come to the village of Deerbrook to stay with their cousin and his wife. Original.

About this title

About the Author:

Harriet Martineau (1802–1876), born in England into poverty, became a professional writer of sociology, journalism, and historical narrative. An active abolitionist, she spent time in the United States and was a supporter of American democracy.
Valerie Sanders is professor of English at the University of Hull.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0141439394
• ISBN 13: 9780141439396
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 656
• Editor: Sanders Valerie