Quote of the day
One of the first signs of the beginnings of understanding is the wish to die. This life appears unbearable, another unattainable. One is no longer ashamed of wanting to die; one asks to be moved from the old cell, which one hates, to a new one, which one will only in time come to hate.
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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