Maria Edgeworth

by Helen Zimmern

Book Overview

Too many memoirs begin with tradition; to trace a subject ab ovo seems to have a fatal attraction for the human mind. It is not needful to retrace so far in speaking of Miss Edgeworth; but, for a right understanding of her life and social position, it is necessary to say some words about her ancestry. Of her family and descent she might well be proud, if ancestry alone, apart from the question whether those ancestors of themselves merit the admiration...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1518750672
• ISBN13: 9781518750670
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"