Maria Edgeworth to Mrs Ruxton from Edinburgh -…
MS. Eng. lett. c. 717, fols. 137-141
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
Maria Edgeworth to Mrs Ruxton from Edinburgh -…
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. lett. c. 717, fols. 137-141
Summary
Maria Edgeworth to Mrs Ruxton from Edinburgh - Dugald Stewart and family - Linlithgow - Edinburgh building - Abercrombie Place and the lodgings - visit to Alison - the evening with the Scotts - the Staffa boatman's singing - first impressions of Scott and his family - Lockhart - W. Clerk - sightseeing in Edinburgh (as in Sophy Edgeworth's letter, above) - statues in Parliament House - finding the Regalia - anecdote of George IV - the Alisons' dinner party - Peter's Letters to his Kinsfolk - Mr Hope and Chantry - Alison's preaching - dinner with Scott - Thomson the painter - Allan's studio - Lockhart's books - Quentin Durward and its authorship
Date
8 Jun 1823
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
Letters and papers of Maria Edgeworth
Letters from Maria Edgeworth to her aunt Mrs. Margaret Ruxton
Maria Edgeworth to Mrs Ruxton from Edinburgh -…
