Lame Jervas - Maria Edgeworth - Bog

""Lame Jervas"" is a novel written by Maria Edgeworth, a prominent Irish author of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The story revolves around the titular character, Jervas Dudley, who is born with a physical disability that leaves him lame and unable to walk without the use of crutches. Despite his condition, Jervas is a bright and curious child, with a keen interest in science and philosophy.As Jervas grows up, he faces numerous challenges and obstacles, including discrimination and ridicule from his peers and society at large. However, he refuses to let his disability define him, and instead focuses on his intellectual pursuits and his relationships with those around him.Throughout the novel, Edgeworth explores themes of disability, identity, and the power of the human spirit to overcome adversity. She also provides a vivid portrait of life in 18th-century Ireland, with its social hierarchies, political tensions, and cultural traditions.Overall, ""Lame Jervas"" is a compelling and thought-provoking novel that offers a nuanced and compassionate portrayal of disability and the human experience.""Every day afforded me fresh occasion to form comparisons between the sultan and his son; and my attachment to my pupil every day increased. My pupil! It was with astonishment I sometimes reflected that a young prince was actually my pupil. Thus an obscure individual, in a country like England, where arts, sciences, and literature are open to all ranks, may obtain a degree of knowledge which an eastern despot, in all his pride, would gladly purchase with ingots of his purest gold.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.