The Wild Irish Girl

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The Wild Irish Girl: A National Tale
Author Sydney Owenson (Lady Morgan)
Country England / Eire
Language English
Genre(s) Romance novel
Publication 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.

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

[edit] Controversy

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

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