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Samenvatting van Het wilde Ierse meisje
- 8 min. leestijd
- 10 parts
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A bored young heir conceals his identity and teaches a proud Irish princess to draw in a ruined castle.
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Samenvatting: 8 min leestijd
- Leestijd
- Ongeveer 6 h 45 min5 h 20 min fast, 8 h slow
- Lengte
- 96.300 woorden
- Bibliotheekniveau
- Uitdagend long sentences, a rich vocabulary
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- 1806by Lady Morgan
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Het wilde Ierse meisje in short
Horatio Mortimer begins numb, ruined and full of prejudice, and he ends up studying the language, history and songs of a country he once despised. The people he meets, from Murtoch on the road to the Prince in his ruined hall, teach him that warmth and pride can live in poverty. Along the way he falls in love with Glorvina and hides his name to keep her.
What Het wilde Ierse meisje is about
What happens to a young man who has stopped enjoying anything when his father sends him into exile on an Irish estate? Horatio Mortimer expects bogs, rags and savages. Instead he meets a starving peasant who shares his last comfort, a priest who quotes Horace, and a girl who sings to a harp in a ruined castle.
The Wild Irish Girl was written by Lady Morgan and published in 1806. It is a novel told in letters, packed with songs, legends and notes on history. You get a love story, a travel book and an argument about a whole country.
Voor wie is het?. This is for readers who love letters, old castles, harp music and Irish legend, and for anyone who enjoys a romance with a secret and a narrator who learns to see.
The story in 10 parts
Key idea 1 · free to read
A spendthrift son is sent into Irish exile
Horatio sits in London's King's Bench prison. He has wasted his money on gambling, fashionable friends and an affair with a married woman. His father, the Earl of M, pays every debt. The price is a summer in Ireland, on the family estate in Connaught, with his mind on law books.
Horatio finds this kindness harder to bear than a punishment. His heart is cold, and he cannot enjoy music or poetry.
He treats the trip as banishment to a half barbarous country. A childhood book told him that Irish chiefs once sat naked around their fires, and the picture has hardened into prejudice.
A bored man with a closed mind is the right traveller for a book about changing your view.
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Ireland breaks Horatio's prejudice on the road
Horatio lands at Dublin Bay and is astonished by its beauty.
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A steward, a Lodge and an old grievance
At M House Horatio meets the steward, Mr Clendinning, a fawning man who says the peasants deserve hanging.
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A fall from a wall brings him inside
Horatio takes lodging in a fisherman's hut and walks on to Inismore at sunset.
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The painter becomes tutor and pupil to Glorvina
Once he can leave his bed, Horatio meets Glorvina alone in the room with the harp.
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Ossian, May Day and the verb to love
On many evenings the household gathers in an old banqueting hall hung with armour and ancient shields.
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Strange gifts, a journey north and a farewell
In the boudoir Horatio notices things that do not belong.
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Prejudice, power and the Irish poor
The first theme is how prejudice is made and how it falls.
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Love, disguise and the cost of a lie
The second theme is the link between love and honesty.
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Letters, notes and songs shape the telling
The book consists chiefly of Horatio's letters to his friend.
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Characters, plot and themes
Main characters
- Horatio Mortimer A witty, idle young Englishman exiled to Ireland. He wants to cure his boredom and soon wants Glorvina, whom he courts under a false name.
- Glorvina The Prince's daughter, learned, musical, playful and fiercely loyal. She wants to protect her father and keep alive the songs and customs of Ireland.
- The Prince of Inismore A proud, ruined Irish chieftain who lives in a half fallen castle. He wants to keep his family's honour and refuses favours from the Earl.
- Father John The Prince's gentle chaplain and Glorvina's tutor, a scholar who loves argument. He wants to protect the family and the girl he has raised.
- The Earl of M Horatio's father, generous and strict, who owns the estate won by his ancestor. He sends his son to Ireland to reform him.
- Mr Clendinning The Earl's greedy steward, who oppresses the tenants and holds the Prince's mortgage. He wants money and keeps Horatio under watch.
- The nurse Glorvina's talkative foster mother, who nurses Horatio and loves to tell family tales. She wants only her young lady's happiness.
- Murtoch O'Shaughnassey A poor, witty labourer who loves his sick wife and his lame cow. He wants to feed his family and shows Horatio the people of Connaught.
How it ends (spoiler)
The Prince, dying, orders Glorvina to marry the wealthy stranger who saved him from prison. As the wedding begins, Horatio bursts in, and the stranger proves to be his own father, the Earl of M. The Prince dies in shock, and Glorvina collapses into madness, then slowly recovers. Father and son make peace, the Earl blesses the match, and Horatio and Glorvina are free to marry.
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What is The Wild Irish Girl about?
It is a novel in letters about Horatio Mortimer, a spoiled young Englishman sent to his father's Irish estate. He meets a Prince, a priest and the Prince's daughter Glorvina, and his view of Ireland changes as he falls in love.
Who is Glorvina in the book?
Glorvina is the daughter of the Prince of Inismore. She plays the harp, speaks several languages, heals the sick and loves her father and her country. Horatio calls her the Wild Irish Girl of the title.
Why is the book told in letters?
Most numbered letters are written by Horatio to his friend J. D. in London. The form lets the reader follow his feelings as they change, and it gives the story a lively, personal voice with jokes, poems and confessions.
Is The Wild Irish Girl worth reading today?
It offers a love story, a mystery and a vivid picture of Irish music, customs and history seen through the eyes of a changing narrator. Its warm voice, short letters and many songs make it easy to enjoy in pieces.
Verwijs naar deze uitgave
Morgan, Sydney. The Wild Irish Girl. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-wild-irish-girl.
Morgan, S. (2026). The wild Irish girl. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-wild-irish-girl (Original work published 1806)
Morgan, Sydney. The Wild Irish Girl. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-wild-irish-girl.
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note = {First published 1806}
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