Hermsprong

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or, Man as He is Not

By Robert Bage

Series: P-Wave Classics

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A radical outsider, a fearless heroine and a society under scrutiny Volume II of a three-volume edition In this second volume of Robert Bage’s Hermsprong; or, Man as He Is Not, social comedy deepens into moral confrontation. As Hermsprong’s plain speaking continues to unsettle rank and... Read More

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Hermsprong

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Volume II of a three-volume edition

In this volume of Robert Bage’s Hermsprong (1796), satire deepens into confrontation as rank, pride and principle collide. Maria Fluart’s independence and Hermsprong’s moral clarity unsettle the pretensions of power in one of the boldest novels of the late Enlightenment. Introduction and notes appear in Volume I.

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A radical outsider, a fearless heroine and a society under scrutiny

Volume II of a three-volume edition

In this second volume of Robert Bage’s Hermsprong; or, Man as He Is Not, social comedy deepens into moral confrontation. As Hermsprong’s plain speaking continues to unsettle rank and pretension, the tensions between principle and power grow sharper. Private affections and public authority collide, and the costs of sincerity in a hierarchical world become increasingly clear.

Maria Fluart’s independence shines more boldly than ever, her intelligence and courage challenging the assumptions that seek to confine her. Around her, Bage exposes the fragile foundations of privilege, hypocrisy and inherited superiority.

First published in 1796, Hermsprong remains one of the most daring and humane novels of the late Enlightenment.

This new three-volume P-Wave Classics edition presents the text with a fresh introduction and extensive notes (printed in Volume I), restoring Bage’s remarkable novel to its full intellectual and historical resonance.

Edited with notes and an introduction by L.A. Davenport.

Series: P-Wave Classics

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By Robert Bage

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781916937369

Publisher: P-Wave Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 August 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: P-Wave Classics

Edition: P-Wave Classics edition

Contributors:

Introduction and notes by L. A. Davenport
Edited by L. A. Davenport

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 111.0mm

Height: 178.0mm

Weight: 130g

Pages: 164

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Classic Fiction Fiction General Fiction Humour Literary Fiction Robert Bage Series: P-Wave Classics

About the Author

Robert Bage (1728–1801) was an English novelist, paper manufacturer and thinker aligned with Enlightenment and radical ideas. Born in Derbyshire, he combined business with wide intellectual interests, moving in dissenting and reformist circles that included Erasmus Darwin and members of the Lunar Society. Between 1781 and 1796 he published six novels, culminating in his most celebrated work, Hermsprong; or, Man as He is Not. Noted for its satire of privilege and its proto-feminist heroine Maria Fluart, the novel challenged religious orthodoxy, social hierarchy and gender roles. Admired by contemporaries such as Sir Walter Scott, Bage’s fiction remains distinctive for its wit, candour and commitment to equality, even as his works have been neglected in modern times.

L. A. Davenport, born in Cork, Ireland, in 1973, is a novelist and short story writer whose works include The Nucleus of Reality, Escape, and No Way Home. A graduate of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, he brings extensive experience in medical journalism to his insightful and engaging fiction and non-fiction.

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