Edgeworth, Maria (novelist)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1768 - 1849
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
18 letters to the family of Bishop Brinkley of Cloyne, many of Maria Edgworth and her family.
File
Identifier: Acc.6931
Scope and Contents
Most containing references to Sir Walter Scott.
Dates:
1814-1839.
Letters of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray II and John Murray III; including manuscript copies of two of the letters., 1821-1843.
File
Identifier: MS.42180
Scope and Contents
The letters have been arranged chronologically.Letter of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [II], 1821: folios 1-3;Letters of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [II], 1828: folios 4-9;Letter of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [III], 1831: folios 10-11;Letter of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [III], 1832: folios 12-14;Letters of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [II], 1833: folios 15-26;Letter of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [II],...
Dates:
1821-1843.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning Maria Edgeworth.
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Letters of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray II; with typescript transcriptions of the letters.
Letters of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray II; with typescript transcriptions of the letters., 1821-1843, ?mid 20th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42180-42181
Scope and Contents
There are 28 letters of novelist Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [II]. Murray was one of her publishers and they shared many acquaintances. Edgeworth writes to introduce friends, discuss copyright, comment on the situation in Ireland, and recommend works. There are also typescript transcript copies of the letters.
Dates:
1821-1843, ?mid 20th century.
Manuscript, "Pretty Bob!", by Maria Edgeworth., ? 1815.
Item
Identifier: MS.42183
Scope and Contents
The manuscript is of a short story of Maria Edgeworth that recounts the history of a young chimney sweep referred to as ‘Pretty Bob’ and, later ‘Poor Bob’. It highlights the harsh conditions of such work for children. The story was first published by John Murray in 1832 as part of ‘Garry Owen, or, The snow-woman ; and Poor Bob, the chimney- sweeper’.Original foliation of the manuscript has been retained (ff. 1-14), with a wrapper for the manuscript placed after...
Dates:
? 1815.
Offprint from "Colophon" of an article concerning Richard and Maria Edgeworth : "Practical education" by Bertha Coolidge., 1936.
Item
Identifier: MS.42184
Scope and Contents
The head of the recto of the front cover has been inscribed by the author to John Murray V.
Dates:
1936.
Papers of and concerning Maria Edgeworth., 1814-1843, 1937.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42180-42184
Scope and Contents
Novelist Maria Edgeworth (1768-1849) published stories for children, educational works, novels and a memoir of her father, Richard Lovell Edgeworth. John Murray was one of her publishers and they had many mutual acquaintances, including Walter Scott. The papers here include letters of Edgeworth to John Murray; papers relating to 'Lost letters of Maria Edgeworth and Lady Romilly' with an offprint of a 20th century article relating to Edgeworth; and a manuscript of a story by Edgeworth...
Dates:
1814-1843, 1937.
Papers relating to an article entitled, 'Lost letters of Maria Edgeworth and Lady Romilly', by Samuel Henry Romilly: includes typescript transcriptions of the letters, manuscript notes and an off print of the article., ? 1937.
File
Identifier: MS.42182
Scope and Contents
The papers here all relate to an article published in the 'Quarterly Review' about letters between Maria Edgeworth and Anne Romilly. They have been divided into three distinct sections:(1) typescript transcriptions of the "lost letters", 1814-1817, of Maria Edgeworth to Anne Romilly, including a transcription of a letter, 1823, of Edgeworth to Sophia Kennedy, daughter of Romilly, ? 1937: folios 1-76;(2) manuscript notes on the contents of the letters of Maria...
Dates:
? 1937.
Photocopy of an enclosure sent with a letter of Maria Edgeworth to Sir Walter Scott.
File
Identifier: Acc.4375
Dates:
1824.
Photocopy of anecdote by Maria Edgeworth, sent to Sir Walter Scott.
Item
Identifier: Acc.10660
Dates:
1824.
Typescript transcriptions, ? mid 20th century, of letters, 1821-1843, of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray II., ? Mid 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.42181
Scope and Contents
The typescripts have been arranged chronologically by the date of the original letter. The typescripts are all undated - the dates given below correspond to the original letter from which the transcription was made.Typescript transcription of a letter, 1821, of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [II]: folios 1-5;Typescript transcriptions of letters, 1828, of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray [II]: folios 6-9;Typescript transcription of a letter, 1832, of Maria...
Dates:
? Mid 20th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning Maria Edgeworth.
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Letters of Maria Edgeworth to John Murray II; with typescript transcriptions of the letters.
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