Harriet Butler to Fanny Wilson or Honora Beaufort…
MS. Eng. lett. c. 743, fols. 99-100
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
Harriet Butler to Fanny Wilson or Honora Beaufort…
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. lett. c. 743, fols. 99-100
Summary
Harriet Butler to Fanny Wilson or Honora Beaufort - garden - servants - Dr Clifford 'I never heard anyone talk so much as Lady Dunsany' 'More than I do?' said Maria 'Oh yes with you one can answer and hear one's answer heard but with her it's impossible to get in a word' Not denying Maria's powers at all only their degree - Mr Brice's lecture to young men and reference to Maria Edgeworth's works - compliment spoilt to Maria Edgeworth by invidious comparison with Scott
Date
20 Apr 1843
Language
English
Physical extent
1 item
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Collection contents
Archive of Maria Edgeworth (1768-1849), and the Edgeworth family, 17th-19th century
Edgeworth family correspondence
General family correspondence, with two travel journals
Letters to Fanny Edgeworth
Harriet Butler to Fanny Wilson or Honora Beaufort…
