Maria Edgeworth
Irish novelist
Maria Edgeworth was a prolific Anglo-Irish novelist of adults' and children's literature. She was one of the first realist writers in children's literature and a significant figure in the evolution of the novel in Europe. Wikipedia
Born: January 1, 1768, Black Bourton, United Kingdom
Died: May 22, 1849 (age 81 years), Edgeworthstown, Ireland
Parents: Richard Lovell Edgeworth
Genre: Regionalism, Romantic novel, children's literature
Period: 18th century
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