Maria Edgeworth (1768-1849) was eldest daughter of an Irish landowner, the inventor and scientist Richard Lovell Edgeworth (her mentor throughout her literary...
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Maria Edgeworth was a wildly successful novelist, admired by her contemporary Jane Austen and renowned in literary circles.
174 months ago

Maria Edgeworth (1767-1849) is a highly distinctive figure – an early 19th-century writer, details of whose life and character were long remembered in her...
71 months ago

Published a year after Pride and Prejudice, Maria Edgeworth's 1814 epic deserves rediscovery, writes Helen Zaltzman.
161 months ago

Ireland's visionary writer and educator, Maria Edgeworth, who transformed lives amid turmoil – unveiling the legacy of Edgeworthstown...
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This trailblazer may be the first Anglo-Irish, historical and 'Big House Saga' novel.
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Two hundred years ago, Irish writer Maria Edgeworth was a star. She was paid thousands for her novels, while Jane Austen was still paying to have hers...
160 months ago

My interest in Maria Edgeworth began when I married in 1964 and came to live in Co Westmeath. The Pakenhams were related to the Edgeworths...
86 months ago

A closer look at the letters and correspondences of best-selling author Maria Edgeworth to examine how the author engaged with debates on Ireland, on slavery...
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Valerie Pakenham has made an inspired selection of Maria Edgeworth's letters, ranging chronologically from childhood to her 81st year.
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