Castle Rackrent and The absentee. By: Maria Edgeworth, illustrated By: Chris Hammond (1860-1900). Introduction By: Anne Thackeray Ritchie: Castle Rackrent, a short novel by Maria Edgeworth published in 1800, is often regarded as the first historical novel.The Absentee is a novel by Maria Edge

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