The Limerick Gloves

by Maria Edgeworth

Maria Edgeworth (1767-1849) was an Anglo-Irish novelist. She was born at Black Bourton, Oxfordshire, the second child of Richard Lovell Edgeworth, a well-known author and inventor. On her father’s second marriage in 1773, she went with him to Ireland, where she eventually was to settle on his estate, Edgeworthstown, in County Longford. She acted as manager of her father’s estate, later drawing on this experience for her novels about the Irish. Maria’s first published work was Letters for Literary Ladies in 1795, followed in 1796 by her first children’s book, The Parent’s Assistant; or, Stories for Children, and in 1800 by her first novel Castle Rackrent. Mr. Edgeworth encouraged his daughter’s career, and has been criticized for his insistence on approving and editing her work. After her father’s death in 1817 she edited his memoirs, and extended them with her biographical comments. She was an active writer to the last, and worked strenuously for the relief of the famine-stricken Irish peasants during the Irish Potato Famine (1845-1849).

Genres: Classics

48 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2001

About the author

Maria Edgeworth was an Anglo-Irish gentry-woman, a daughter of Richard Lovell Edgeworth, born in Oxfordshire and later resettling in County Longford. She eventually took over the management of her father's estate in Ireland and dedicated herself to writing novels that encouraged the kind treatment of Irish tenants and the poor by their landlords.

Reviews

[The Nutmeg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rather a nice story! (I read it for school.) I would have liked to see more of Brian O'Neill...

[Giada Golia · Rating 2 out of 5]

#stopirishhate
#paulmescal
#cillianmurphy
#niallhoran

[B ☕️]

no review; read for school