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Maria Edgeworth | | Birth Date: |
January 1, 1767 | | Death Date: |
May 22, 1849 | | Nationality: |
English | | Gender: |
Female | | Occupations: |
author, novelist |
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 Biography of Maria Edgeworth
708 words, approx. 2 pages
 The British author Maria Edgeworth (1767-1849) wrote novels that are characterized by clear, vivid style, good humor, and lively dialogue. Maria Edgeworth was born on Jan. 1, 1767, the second of the 21 children (by four wives) of Richard Edgeworth,... summary from source:
 Biography of Maria Edgeworth
8,311 words, approx. 28 pages
 Maria Edgeworth was the best-known novelist in Britain from 1800 until the publication of Walter Scott's Waverley in 1814. She was also one of the most important writers of fiction for children in the nineteenth century. She developed the... summary from source:
Biography of Maria Edgeworth
4,741 words, approx. 16 pages
On a literary tour in 1813, Maria Edgeworth was recognized by literary celebrities in London and Paris as one of the most important authors in the English-speaking world. Her only rival in popularity was Sir Walter Scott, who credited Edgeworth's tales...
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 Maria Edgeworth Quotes
47 words, approx. 1 pages
Business was his aversion; Pleasure was his business. The human heart, at whatever age, opens only to the heart that opens in return. Some people talk of morality, and some of religion, but give me a little snug property. Nature knows best, and she...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Edgeworth, Maria
101 words, approx. 1 pages(born Jan. 1, 1767, Blackbourton, Oxfordshire, Eng.—died May 22, 1849, Edgeworthstown, Ire.) British-Irish writer. From age 15 she assisted her father in managing his estate, gaining a knowledge of rural economy and the Irish peasantry. Her early... summary from source:
 Edgeworth, Maria Summary
24,625 words, approx. 82 pagesAlthough Edgeworth wrote in a variety of genres, she is primarily associated with the early English novel of manners and the Irish regional novel. She also produced a number of didactic children's tales that were popular in her own time, but are... summary from source:
 Maria Edgeworth Information
690 words, approx. 2 pages
Maria Edgeworth (1 January 1767 – 22 May 1849) was an Anglo-Irish novelist. Maria Edgeworth was born at Black Bourton, Oxfordshire, the second child of Richard Lovell Edgeworth and Anna Maria Edgeworth nee Elers. On her father's second marriage in...
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 Irish Literary Supplement Reworking Maria Edgeworth.(Maria Edgeworth and Romance)(Book Review)
09/22/2005: 1,522 words, approx. 5 pages SHARON MURPHY Maria Edgeworth and Romance. Four Courts Press, 2004, 45 [euro], $50.00 ONE OF THE MOST PROLIFIC writers for adults and children in late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Ireland, Maria Edgeworth was a significant figure in the evolution of the novel... summary from source:
Novel Maria Edgeworth and the romance of real life
04/01/2001: 16,164 words, approx. 54 pages An objective interest in human nature and the way it manifests itself in social custom no doubt lies behind Maria Edgeworth's liking for facts. But she never makes a general declaration of this kind. The facts in the notebooks do not coalesce with one... summary from source:
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6/25/2007: 602 words, approx. 2 pagesToday is Monday, June 25, the 176th day of 2007. There are 189 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On June 25, 1950, war broke out in Korea as forces from the communist North invaded the South.On this date:In 1788, the state of Virginia...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Michael Ragussis
13,268 words, approx. 44 pages
In the following essay, Ragussis examines Harrington in the course of an inquiry into the origin and role of Jewish stereotypes in English literature.
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Critical Essay by Mitzi Myers
8,140 words, approx. 27 pages
In the following essay, Myers examines relationships between women in Edgeworth's Rosamond stories.
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Critical Essay by Mark D. Hawthorne
6,487 words, approx. 22 pages
In the following essay, Hawthorne distinguishes between the didacticism imposed on Edgeworth's fiction by her father and the plot and character development that reflect her own authorial tendency.
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