The Irish Rebellion: Lord Cornwallis, Lady Anne Fox—Flight from Edgeworthstown to Longford—Return to Edgeworthstown—Publication of Practical Education—Theatricals: Whim for Whim—At Dublin.
1799-1802
Letters from Clifton, Edgeworthstown, and Loughborough to Mrs. Ruxton,
Miss Ruxton.
At Clifton: Sir Humphry Davy, Dr. Beddoes, Mrs. Barbauld—Death of Dr.
Darwin—Literary work at Edgeworthstown: Castle Rackrent, Belinda,
Early Lessons, Moral Tales, Essay on Irish Bulls—Visits of Mr.
Chenevix and Professor Pictet—Journey to London.
1802-1803
Letters from London, Brussels, Chantilly, Paris, Calais, Edinburgh to
Miss Sneyd, Miss Sophy Ruxton, Mrs. Mary Sneyd, Mrs. Ruxton, C.S.
Edgeworth.
A visit to Miss Watts at Leicester—Journey to Paris: Calais, Dunkirk,
Bruges, Ghent—Madame Talma in Andromaque at Brussels—Palace of
Chantilly—Paris: Madame Delessert, Madame Gautier, Madame de Pastoret,
M. Dumont, Abbé Morellet, M. Suard, Marquis of Lansdowne, M. Degerando,
M. Camille Jordan, Madame Campan, Madame Recamier, Baron de Prony,
Rogers, M. Pictet, Kosciusko—Monsieur Edelcrantz proposes to Maria
Edgeworth; her feelings towards him—Buonaparte—Madame d'Ouditot and
Rousseau—Rumours of war—The Edgeworths return to England—Account of a
visit to Madame de Genlis.
1803-1809
Letters from Edinburgh, Glasgow, Black Castle, Edgeworthstown,
Rosstrevor, Allenstown, Pakenham Hall to Mrs. Ruxton, Miss Honora
Edgeworth, Miss Charlotte Sneyd, Miss Ruxton, Henry Edgeworth, C. Sneyd
Edgeworth, Mrs. Edgeworth.
Visit to Lindley Murray at Newcastle—Dugald Stewart at
Edinburgh—Return to Edgeworthstown—Literary work: Popular Tales,
Leonora, Griselda—Marriage of Miss Pakenham to Sir Arthur Wellesley
(Duke of Wellington)—Death of Dr. Beddoes.