Return to Ireland—Reading and letters: Mrs. Hemans, Blanco White, Dr. Holland, Walter Scott—Death of Anna Edgeworth—Death of Mrs. Barbauld—Visit of Sir Walter Scott to Edgeworthstown—Visit to Killarney with Scott and Lockhart—Harry and Lucy—Management of the estate—Death of Lady Scott—Visit from Sir Humphry Davy—Vivian Grey and Almack's—Sydney Smith's conversation—Visit from Herschel—Mrs. Mary Sneyd settles at Edgeworthstown—Illness and recovery—General interests and life at Edgeworthstown.
1830-1831
Letters from London to Miss Ruxton, Miss Honora Edgeworth, Mrs.
Edgeworth, Mrs. R. Butler.
Death of Mrs. Ruxton—Visit to London: Lord Lansdowne, Joanna Baillie,
Sir Henry Holland, Southey—Talleyrand—Duchess of Wellington, Sir James
Macintosh—Death of Mr. Hope—Macaulay—Visit to the Herschels: Sir
Joshua Reynolds's work—Rogers, Lord Mahon—Death of the Duchess of
Wellington—Scene in the House of Lords—Opera and plays.
1831-1840
Letters from Edgeworthstown, Rostrevor, Pakenham Hall, Dunmoe Cottage,
Lough Glyn, Trim to Captain Basil Hall, Mrs. L. Edgeworth, Miss Ruxton,
Mrs. R. Butler, Mr. Bannatyne, C.S. Edgeworth, Mr. Pakenham Edgeworth,
Mrs. Stark, Miss Margaret Ruxton, Mr. and Mrs. Ticknor.
Return to Ireland—Visits in Ireland—Lockhart's Life—Helen—Tour in Ireland—Young Sir Walter Scott—Principles of novel-writing—General election and relations with tenants—Views on Politics—Visit of Mr. Ticknor to Edgeworthstown, and of Rev. William Sprogue—Maria becomes real owner of Edgeworthstown—Home interests—Marriage of Honora Edgeworth.
1840-1843
Letters from London, Edgeworthstown, Trim to Mrs. R. Butler, Mrs.
Edgeworth, Mrs. Beaufort, Miss Margaret Ruxton, Miss Bannatyne, Mrs.
Beaufort.
Visit to London: Darwin, Dr. Lushington, Macaulay—Return to
Edgeworthstown: Distress in Ireland—Mrs. Hall's description of the
family life at Edgeworthstown—Dangerous illness of Maria
Edgeworth—Reading and literary interests: Dickens, Francis
Horner—Marriage of Miss Lucy Edgeworth to Dr. Robinson.