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Maria Edgeworth

Practical Education, Volume IIMaria Edgeworth Practical Education, Volume II CHAPTER XIII ON GRAMMAR, AND CLASSICAL LITERATUREAs long as gentlemen feel a deficiency in their own education, when they have not a competent knowledge of the learned languages, so long must a parent be anxious, that hi...

The Little Dog Trusty; The Orange Man; and the Cherry Orchard; Being the Tenth Part of Early Lessons (1801)Maria Edgeworth The Little Dog Trusty; The Orange Man; and the Cherry Orchard; Being the Tenth Part of Early Lessons (1801) THE LITTLE DOG TRUSTY; OR, THE LIAR AND THE BOY OF TRUTH Very, ver...

Practical Education, Volume IMaria Edgeworth, Richard Edgeworth Practical Education, Volume I PREFACEWe shall not imitate the invidious example of some authors, who think it necessary to destroy the edifices of others, in order to clear the way for their own. We have no peculiar system to support...

LeonoraMaria Edgeworth Leonora NOTE Leonora, though not published until 1806, was commenced three years before that date: the circumstances under which it was written were to a certain extent unique in Maria Edgeworth's life; for we are told that throughout the time occupied in writing the story,...

The Blue Jar Story BookMaria Edgeworth, Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb, Alicia C. Mant The Blue Jar Story Book THE BLUE JAR. MARIA EDGEWORTH Rosamond, a little girl about seven years of age, was walking with her mother in the streets of London. As she passed along she looked in at the windows of several...

The Parent's Assistant; Or, Stories for ChildrenMaria Edgeworth The Parent's Assistant; Or, Stories for Children INTRODUCTION Once when the present writer was a very little girl she suffered for a short time from some inflammation of the eyes, which prevented her from reading, or amusing herself ...