Sydney Owenson, later Lady Morgan, was an Irish novelist. This work, first published in 1811, was greatly admired by Percy Bysshe Shelley and influenced his own orientalist productions. The author revised it shortly before her death in 1859, renaming it "Luxima, the Prophetess".
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Sydney Owenson, later Lady Morgan, was an Irish novelist. This work, first published in 1811, was greatly admired by Percy Bysshe Shelley and influenced his own orientalist productions. The author revised it shortly before her death in 1859, renaming it "Luxima, the Prophetess".
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3 volumes in one, 279 pages, overall browning, 12mo, contemporary mottled calf, joints strengthened, red leather label on spine. New York: Franklin Company, 1811. First Edition. Very good. Scarce. A commentary on the effects of European colonialism & religious intolerance. Essential reading for anyone interested in Romantic Orientalism, Ireland and the development of the early 19th century novel. OCLC 2376647; Shaw & Shoemaker 23436;
