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...

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...