Discipline
Mary Brunton
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Description
Discipline is a novel by Mary Brunton, first published in 1814. The heroine tells her own history, and she begins by doubting her fitness for the task. A writer of his own life, she notes, needs Irish humour, Scotch prudence, and English sincerity. She claims only the last of the three, and she distrusts even that profession of humility.
An epigraph from Walter Scott describes her as a child: wayward, bold, and wild, a self willed imp, half a plague and half a jest, yet still beloved. The novel follows the slow discipline of such a character by loss, hardship, and reflection. Brunton's book was admired in its day and stands beside the work of the moral novelists who preceded Jane Austen's fame.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mary Brunton |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 863 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |