Maria Edgeworth
(1767-1849)
woman, novelist, and children's writer
Died aged c. 82
Wikidata WikipediaMaria Edgeworth (1 January 1768 – 22 May 1849) 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 was a significant figure in the evolution of the novel in Europe. She held views on estate management, politics and education, and corresponded with some of the leading literary and economic writers, including Sir Walter Scott and David Ricardo.
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aunt of Thomas Lovell Beddoes
Commemorated on 1 plaque
Sir Humphry Davy lived in this house in 1798 with Thomas Beddoes. M.D. whose son Thomas Lovell Beddoes. poet was born here 1803 Maria Edgeworth his aunt visited here
3 Rodney Place, Bristol, United Kingdom where they visited