Race and temperament go for so much in influencing opinion! - Sydney, Lady Morgan, authoress of 'The wild Irish girl'

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Race and temperament go for so much in influencing opinion!

Sydney, Lady Morgan, authoress of 'The wild Irish girl'

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About Sydney, Lady Morgan, authoress of 'The wild Irish girl'

Sydney, Lady Morgan (née Owenson; c. 1778 – 14 April 1859), was an Irish novelist, best known for The Wild Irish Girl (1806), a romantic, and some critics suggest, "proto-feminist", novel with political and patriotic overtones. Her work, including continental travelogues, sparked controversy and faced censorship. She counted Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron among her defenders.

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