Quote of the day
That liberty is a great thing we may know from our own feelings, and we may likewise judge so from the conduct of the white-people, in the late war.
Maria Edgeworth
Born: January 1, 1768
Died: May 22, 1849 (aged 81)
Bio: Maria Edgeworth was a prolific Anglo-Irish writer 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.
Known for:
- Castle Rackrent (1800)
- Belinda (1801)
- The Absentee (1812)
- The Parent's Assistant (1796)
- Ormond (1817)
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