The entail
or, The Lairds of Grippy
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- Blackwood, William, 1776-1834, bookseller. - Contributor
- Cadell, Thomas, 1773-1836, bookseller. - Contributor
- George Ramsay and Company - Contributor
Publication
1823 - T. Cadell, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Language
English
Description
In this horrifying study of an obsession, Claude, the eighteenth century Glasgow merchant, with his lust for property ("gear") and land, victimises his family one by one. In the second half of the novel the balance of human values is restored as his widow, "the Leddy", initially a mere chattel, emerges as a matriarch of unflagging resource. The obsessions remain, but they are softened and humanized.
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