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Maria Edgeworth, born on January 1, 1768, and died on May 22, 1849, was an outstanding Irish novelist. Her works are known for their delicate psychological portrayals and profound insights into social issues, which had a profound impact on 19th-century British literature.

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Famous Maria Edgeworth Quotes

“It is unjust and absurd of those advancing in years, to expect of the young that confidence should come all and only on their side: the human heart, at whatever age, opens only to the heart that opens in return.”

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Book:Tales and Novels: The absentee (concluded) Madame de Fleury. Emilie de Coulanges. The modern Griselda

Source: Tales and Novels: The absentee (concluded) Madame de Fleury. Emilie de Coulanges. The modern Griselda

“Our pleasures in literature do not, I think, decline with age; last 1st of January was my eighty-second birthday, and I think that I had as much enjoyment from books as I ever had in my life.”

Thinking Book Age Lasts Literature Pleasure Enjoyment Decline Eighty January

Book:The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth

Source: The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth

“The human heart, at whatever age, opens to the heart that opens in return.”

Love Life Humans Heart Age Love Is Love You Return Romantic Love Human Heart Funny Love

Book:Helen, etc

Source: Helen, etc

About the Author

Born: January 1, 1768
Died: May 22, 1849
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 89

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The Life and Letters of Maria EdgeworthRelated source material

Works of Maria Edgeworth: Popular tales. 1823Related source material

Works of Maria Edgeworth: Tales of fashionable life. 1826.- -v. 7. Patronage. 1825Related source material

Forester. The Prussian vase. The good aunt. Angelina. The good French governess. Mademoiselle Panache. The knapsackRelated source material

Harrington. Thoughts on bores. OrmondRelated source material

Tales and NovelsRelated source material

Works of Maria Edgeworth: Harrington. Ormond. 1825Related source material

Almeria; a Tale of fashionable lifeRelated source material

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