Draft:Sydney, Lady Morgan

' Sydney, Lady Morgan was born on December 25th,1781 in Dublin, and died on April 14, 1859 in London. She was born into an Impoverished family although her father was an actor. It was very apparent that her journaling/writing was her outlet. Sydney had multiple jobs such as being a writer, singer, and dancer.

Her third novel “ The Wild Irish Girl” was the most popular. The story is written about Glorvina, a young Irish woman who idealized image of the “wild Irish girl.”  l Although her aristocratic background and upbringing was in a rural setting, Glorvina’s passionate spirit makes her different from another character, Horatio. The novel explores themes of love and national identity, with Glorvina representing the romanticized Irish ideal and Horatio embodying English rationalism. As their relationship grows deeper, the book goes into detail about Ireland’s political landscape, critiquing the English perspective on Irish culture. Lady Morgan’s writing reflects her strong interest in the Irish nationalist movement, and the novel conveys a desire for the Irish to reclaim and honor their heritage.

Horatio soon is infatuated by the Prince’s daughter, Glorvina, who is "wild Irish girl" that the title is referring to. Glorvina represents ones spirit, beauty, and the excellence of Ireland. Her character is also shown to be intelligent, eloquent, and deeply patriotic. Glorvina introduces Horatio to Irish traditions, history, and culture, which doesn't align with his English upbringing. Glorvina's character is portrayed as intelligent, eloquent, and deeply patriotic.

Not only did she write romance novels but she also wrote about women’s freedom and rights. After doing extensive research, I found that Sydney was mentioned in many encyclopedias, articles, and academic journals. The main takeaway of an article that peeked my interest was that even though she was writing about ' romance there was a connection with transnational openness and limits of feminism within cosmopolitan history.