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Emily Eden


Born
in Westmindster, London, England
March 03, 1797

Died
August 05, 1869

Genre
Fiction, Poetry, Travel


Emily Eden (1797–1869) was an English poet and novelist who gave witty pictures of English life in the early 19th century.

Eden's works include: Portaits of the People and Princes of India (1844), The Semi-Detached House (1859), The Semi- Attached Couple (1860), 'Up the Country': Letters Written to Her Sister from India (1866) and Letters from India (1872). ...more

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Average rating: 3.64 · 2,092 ratings · 379 reviews · 50 distinct works • Similar authors
The Semi-Attached Couple
3.57 avg rating — 817 ratings — published 1860 — 83 editions
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The Semi-Detached House
3.59 avg rating — 669 ratings — published 1859 — 45 editions
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The Semi-Attached Couple an...
3.80 avg rating — 491 ratings — published 1860 — 4 editions
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Up the Country: Letters fro...
3.61 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 1866 — 82 editions
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Miss Eden's Letters
3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1919 — 56 editions
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The Semi-Attached Couple, V...
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The Semi-attached Couple Vo...
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La pareja casi unida
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“I like a good murder that can't be found out. That is, of course it is very shocking, but I like to hear about it.”
― Emily Eden, The Semi-Detached House
tags: detective-stories, murder, mysteries, sensationalism
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“Thirty morning gowns!" whispered Sarah, as they went down stairs. "The idea of a new gown every day for a month. Now I call that real happiness.”
― Emily Eden, The Semi-Attached Couple
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“What! another love story? My dear Blanche, I hope you are not going to turn into a match-maker; of all the dangerous manufactories in the world, that is the worst, and the most unsatisfactory.”
― Emily Eden, The Semi-Detached House
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