The complete online text of The Bracelets by Maria Edgeworth.

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, whose...

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 late-eighteenth...

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 o...

More than two decades after Aaron Giles lost his identity bracelet, he's finding how it was discovered tough to swallow.A meat cutter at Olson Locker in Fairmont came across the shiny object in a chicken gizzard and saw a name, address and phone number engraved...

More than two decades after Aaron Giles lost his identity bracelet, he's finding how it was discovered tough to swallow. A meat cutter at Olson Locker in Fairmont came across the shiny object in a chicken gizzard and saw a name, address and phone number...

A trip to a small-town pizza shop on Saturday became a journey into John McCain's past.One woman brought out a silver prisoner of war bracelet she wore as a student at the University of Maine at Farmington to raise awareness of McCain's capture. Another man...

Lindsay Lohan has checked out of a Malibu rehab center after a stay of more than six weeks and will wear an alcohol-monitoring ankle bracelet.The "Mean Girls" star, who turned 21 on July 2, left Promises Malibu Alcohol and Drug Rehab Treatment Facility on Friday,...