Books with author Susan Edmonstoune Ferrier

This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!

Susan Edmonstone Ferrier was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1782. Ferrier published three novels anonymously. Her first novel, Marriage, was written in 1818. Six years later she wrote The Inheritance and Destiny was written in 1831. She writing is most notable for it's sardonic wit. Marriage is the story of a woman's struggle with courtship and parental authority. Adelaide and Maria are twin sisters. Maria was reared by her aunt in Scotland. She has good judgment and learns from her experiences. Adelaide is rash and takes after her English mother. Maria is faced with the rigors of big city life in London. Ferrier uses her novel to show the virtues of a good woman who leaves her calm domestic life in Scotland. By using a Scottish heroine Ferrier is challenging the prejudices of 19th century England toward the Scots.

This early works is a fascinating novel of the period and still an interesting read today. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.