We went on to the valley of Grindelwald, where we saw, as we thought two fields off, a glacier to which we wished to go;
The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth – Vol 1
In her later years Maria Edgeworth was often asked to write a biographical preface to her novels. She refused. “As a woman,” she said, “my life, wholly domestic, can offer nothing of interest to the public.”
The Parent’s Assistant by Maria Edgeworth
This etext was produced by Les Bowler, St. Ives, Dorset. THE PARENT’S ASSISTANT OR STORIES FOR CHILDREN by Maria Edgeworth Preface Addressed to Parents. Our great lexicographer, in his celebrated eulogium on Dr. Watts, thus speaks in commendation of those productions which he so successfully penned for the pleasure and instruction of the juvenile portion
The Bracelets by Maria Edgeworth
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Tales and Novels Vol 6 by Maria Edgeworth
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Helen by Maria Edgeworth
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