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WOMEN, EDUCATION AND LITERATURE
The Papers of Maria Edgeworth, 1768-1849
Part 1: The Edgeworth Papers from the Bodleian Library, Oxford
DETAILED LISTING
This detailed listing is a full transcript of the relevant catalogue entries from the Catalogue of the papers of Maria Edgeworth (1768-1849) and the Edgeworth family compiled by Judith Priestman, Mary Clapinson and Tim Rogers (1987 - revised 1993). The few items not included in the microform edition have been listed, but are clearly flagged. Please note that the manuscript references follow the item to which they refer.
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Literary and Educational Papers
MS Eng misc c894: Richard Lovell Edgeworth, Mrs Honora Edgeworth and Maria Edgeworth
Miscellaneous educational and literary papers of Richard Lovell Edgeworth, comprising:
A: (ff 1-8) commentaries, c.1806, on Collins's Ode to Evening and Mrs Barbauld's Ode to Spring, possibly intended as part of a sequel to R L Edgeworth, Poetry Explained (London, 1802)
B: (ff 9-10) draft of a preface to the unwritten School for teaching to think, 1808
C: (ff 11-14) incomplete draft of a preface to an unwritten manual of education, [1815], with (f 11v) a note by Maria Edgeworth
D: (ff 15-16) draft and fair copy of a poem, Enigma, n.d., possibly copied by Harriet and Honora Edgeworth (1791-1858)
E: ff 17-18) notes, n.d., from Miscellaneous state papers, ed. Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, 2 vols. (London, 1778). 18 leaves.
MS Eng misc d1299
Notebook compiled by RL Edgeworth, containing material for Continuation of early lessons (1814), with (f 36) notes on cottage industry, n.d., and (ff 37-42) notes for Harry and Lucy [?1814] in the hand of Mary Sneyd. See also MSS Eng misc c896, ff 96-120; f 860-1. 422 leaves.
MS Eng misc e1459-60
Two notebooks compiled by Mrs Honora Edgeworth [1778, 1778-91], recording her children's responses to lessons and forming the basis of Practical Education (London, 1780, 1798), with (e1459, ff 1-9) notes on the history of Europe. See Butler, pp.64-5. For similar notes on the education of the children, see MSS Eng misc c895, ff 71-8, 84-102; e1463, p.72. 30, viii + 30 (12-30 blank) leaves.
MS Eng misc c895: Papers relating to Practical Education (1780; 1798), comprising
A: (ff 1-61) and essay by R L Edgeworth, c.1778, on Mrs Barbauld's Lessons for children, from two to three years old (1778), written in the form of a letter to her (lacking ff 1, 46-7, 50, 60-75 of the original foliation), with (ff 62-8) two copies of part of the essay in the hand of Mary Sneyd, and (ff 69-70) comments on the essay in an unidentified hand
B: (ff 71-6) notes by Mrs Honora Edgeworth on obstinacy, c.1779, some of which were incorporated into Practical Education (1798), chap.. VII, with (ff 77-8) similar notes by R L Edgeworth
C: (ff 79-82) draft of letter by R L Edgeworth to Joseph Priestley, c.1780, accompanying a gift of Practical Education (1870) - see Butler, p.63
D:(f 83) notes by RL Edgeworth, c.1785, on his daughter Honora Edgeworth on the children's education, 1796-7, some of which were used in Practical Education (1798), chap. XVIII and the appendix, with (f 87) notes in the hand of RL Edgeworth (lacking pp.5-6 of the original pagination)
F: (ff 103-4) The tears of Old Mayday, a poem copied, c.1810, by RL Edgeworth from The World, by Adam Fitz-Adam, vol II (Dublin, 1755) and discussed by him in Practical Education (1798), pp.371-4. 104 leaves.
MS Eng misc e1461
Incomplete draft of an essay, On the Education of the Poor, c.1800, in the hand of Maria Edgeworth, with annotations by RL Edgeworth. See also MS Eng misc c897, ff 1-2. 100 leaves.
MS Eng misc c896: Notes, drafts and fair copies of published stories and educational works by Maria Edgeworth, arranged chronologically by date of publication:
A: (ff 1-6) The parent's assistant (London, 1795-1827), comprising (ff 1-2) a version of part of Old Poz, sc.III, in the hand of Mary Sneyd, c.1795; (f 3) two verses in an unidentified hand, Prologue and Epilogue to "Old Poz" written by Mr Kitchen January 1847; (f 4) a prologue to The grinding organ (1827), in the hand of R L Edgeworth, c.1808 and (ff 5-6) a letter used as a stage-prop in an 1808 performance of The grinding organ. For a theatre programme for Old Poz, see MS Eng misc b432, f 89; for a notebook containing outlines of Simple Susan and The White pigeon, see MS Eng misc e1462.
B: (ff 7-13) The mental thermometer (1801), a fair copy in the hand of Harriet Edgeworth, c.1815-25.
C: (ff 14-25) Essays on Irish bulls (London, 1802), comprising (ff 14-15) notes sent to RL Edgeworth by WL Beaufort, n.d., and (ff 16-25) a holograph manuscript of André Morellet, Recueil de Bêtises, used in the third edition (London, 1808).
D: (ff 26-41) Popular tales (London, 1804), an outline of Tomorrow, 1803 - see Butler, p.236. See also MSS Eng misc e1463, p.76; f 859-60.
E: (ff 42-5) Patronage (London, 1814), comprising (f 42) part of a draft, annotated by RL Edgeworth and Maria Edgeworth, 1813; (ff 43-4) an anecdote in the hand of Honora Edgeworth, 1827, and (f 45) Extract for Patronage, n.d.
F: (ff 46-50) Comic dramas (London, 1817), an incomplete draft, c.1813-17, of The rose, thistle and shamrock, I. i and ii, annotated 'Last effort of my fathers to correct this play for me. June 1817', with (ff 51-2) notes on the published text, c.1817. see also MS Eng misc c897, ff 11v-12.
G: (ff 53-73) Harrington (London, 1817), a fragmentary draft, c.1816 with another draft on the versos. See also MS Eng misc c897, ff 9v-10, 13v, 14v-16, 57v-8.
H: (ff 74-94) Ormond (London, 1817), comprising (ff 74-91) two outlines, c.1816, entitled Vesey [incomplete] and Vesay, with drafts of Harrington on the versos and on f 78 - see Butler pp.264-6; (f 92) notes for chap. III, the history of the King of the Black Islands, c.1816; (f 93) an errata slip for volume II, c.1817, and (f 94) a note of RL Edgeworth's contributions to the novel, n.d.
I: (f 95) Frank: a sequel to Frank in Early lessons (London, 1822), an errata slip for the second edition (London 1825) in the hand of Honora Edgeworth, n.d.
J: (ff 96-120) Harry and Lucy concluded (London, 1825) [i.e. the third and last part of Early lessons, 1801], comprising (ff 96-101) 'Plan and notes...', 16 July 1822; (ff 102-6) two drafts of a dialogue on barometers, c.1822-5, ff 102-3 in the hand of Maria Edgeworth, ff 104-6 in the hand of Honora Edgeworth; (ff 107-17) drafts of discarded material, mainly from volume II, c.1822-5, f 111 in the hand of Frances Edgeworth; (f 118) a list of suggested engravings for the published text, in the hand of Harriet Edgeworth, c.1825, and (ff 119-20) a copy of Davies Gilbert's comments on Harry and Lucy, in the hand of Honora Edgeworth, c.1827. See also MSS Eng misc d1299; f860-1.
K: (ff 121-34) Helen (London, 1834), comprising (ff 121-2) an account of hawking for vol II, chap. i, in an unidentified hand, c.1831; (f 123) a draft, c.1831-2, corresponding to vol I, chap. i, p8, with notes on Ireland and India on the verso; (ff 124-5) drafts, c.1831-2, of vol III, chap. iii, p.70 and chap. xv, p.322; (ff 126-34a) draft of vol III, chap. xiii, pp.265-71, in the hand of Lucy Edgeworth, c.1832, and (f 134b) copy by HE Butler, of a lost outline of Helen, 20th cent. - see Butler, pp.458-64. See also MSS Eng misc e1464, p.12; f 859-60. 135 leaves.
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MS Eng misc e1462: Notebook compiled by Maria Edgeworth, entitled Sketches for the Parent's Assistant, containing outlines of
A: (ff 2-21) Simple Susan, 1797
B: (ff 23-6) The white pigeon, 1798.
Both stories were published in The parent's assistant, 3rd edn., (London, 1800). See also MSS Eng misc b432, f 89; c896, ff 1-6. i + 26 leaves.
MS Eng misc e1463: Notebook compiled by Maria Edgeworth, [1805-7], including
A: (pp.3-22) notes for Professional Education (London, 1809)
B: (pp.29-53) 'Notes of an account Mr JL Foster gave us of his voyage to Constantinople Jan. 10th, 1806' - see also MS eng misc c897, ff 68-75
C: (pp.69-71, 76) notes for Ennui, Tales of fashionable life (London, 1809)
D: (p.72) notes on the children's education - see also MSS Eng misc c895, ff 84-102; e1459-60
E: (p.73) 'Miscellaneous notes for a new edn. of Pop Tales' - see also MSS Eng misc c896, ff 26-41; f859-60
F: (p.82) notes for an unwritten essay on Burke. See Butler, pp.238-9. 84 pages.
MS Eng misc f859: Notebook entitled 'Travellers & Popular Tales. Take for granted', compiled by Maria Edgeworth with notes by Harriet Edgeworth, c.1820-7, including
A: (p.16) a poem by Maria Edgeworth entitled 'Meillerie'
B: (pp.19, 48-9, 63, 93-4) notes for an unwritten novel, 'Take for granted' - see also MS Eng misc e1464
C: (pp.22, 31, 100) notes for Popular tales (London, 1804)
D; (pp.23-5, 62, 97-96 rev., 116-114 rev.) notes for the unwritten Travellers' tales
E: (pp.108-106 rev.) notes entitled Frank, possibly for an unwritten continuation of Frank a sequel (1822), and
F: (p.113) notes for Helen (1834) - see also MSS Eng misc c896, ff 121-34; e1464. 124 pages; stiffened calf wrappers, with metal clasp.
MS Eng misc f860: Notebook entitled 'Harry & Lucy', compiled by Maria Edgeworth, with notes in various Edgeworth hands, c.1821-7, including
A: (ff 1r, 6-7, 9v-10r, 15v, 19-20, 54, 55v, 58v and passim) notes for Harry and Lucy concluded (1825) - see also MSS Eng misc c896, ff 96-120; d1299; f861
B: (ff 5r, 8v-9r, 58r, 62v) notes for the unwritten Travellers' tales
C: (ff 10v-11r, 14v, 20v, 24v, 27r, 30v-1r, 34v, 35v, 37r, 40v-38v rev., 42v-3r, 49-48v rev.) notes about Ireland - see also MSS Eng misc c897, ff 43-56; e1464
D: (ff 27v, 30r, 32v) notes for the unwritten Take for granted
E: (f 29v) note for Popular tales (1804)
F: (f 56v) note for Helen (1834)
G: (f 57v) note for the preface to Frank: a sequel (1822). 62 leaves; stiffened calf wrappers, with metal clasp.
MS Eng misc f861: Notebook entitled 'Notes for Harry and Lucy No.2', c.1823-5, containing material in the hand of Mary Sneyd, for the use of Maria Edgeworth in Harry and Lucy concluded (1825). See also MSS Eng misc c896, ff 96-120; d1299; f860. 36 leaves (22-36 blank)
MS Eng misc e1464: Notebook in the hand of Harriet Edgeworth, 1829-[1830], containing material for the use of Maria Edgeworth, including
A: (pp.1-3) notes on the Chinese
B: (pp.8, 17-20, 23) notes about Ireland - see also MSS Eng misc c897, ff 43-56; f860
C; (p.11) notes on the unwritten Take for granted - see also MSS Eng misc f859-60
D: (p.12) a note about Helen (1834) - see also MSS Eng misc c896, ff 121-34; f859-60, 32 pages (26-32 blank)
MS Eng misc f862: Commonplace book, 1835-[1838], containing anecdotes and notes from reading, in various Edgeworth hands, including Maria Edgeworth and Lucy Edgeworth. 113 pages (39-64 blank); black embossed binding, with lead pencil inserted.
MS Eng misc f897: Unpublished stories, plays, verses and notes by Maria Edgeworth, comprising:
A: (ff 1-2) 'Notes for Edgeworth on Education of the Poor', c.1800 - see also MS Eng misc e1461.
B: (ff 3-8) a fragmentary draft of an unidentified play, c.1811.
C: (ff 9-12) an outline of a story entitled 'A Canterbury Tale', c.1817. ff 9v-10 contain a draft of Harrington - see also MS Eng misc c896, ff 53-91, and below. Ff 11v-12 contain a draft of The two guardians, III, iii, Comic dramas (1817) - see also MS Eng misc c896, ff 46-52.
D: (f 13) an outline of a story entitled 'The Modern Lucretia', c.1817, with Harrington on the verso.
E: (ff 14-16) and outline of a story entitled 'All in the wrong' ['The silent gentleman' deleted], c.1817, with Harrington on the versos.
F: (ff 17-20) three fragments of 'Nora', [1840]-1849, f 19 inscribed 'May 21st 1849. There her hand stopped, next day it was cold forever'.
G: (ff 21-3) an outline of a story or play entitled 'Celebrity', n.d. - see Butler, p.236.
H: (ff 24-42) an incomplete draft of a story entitled 'Garry Owen', n.d. [Not the same as the 'Garry Owen' published in the Christmas Box, 1829].
I: (ff 43-56) notes for an unwritten novel about Ireland, n.d. For other Irish material, see MS Eng misc e1464; f860.
J: (ff 57-8) an outline of a story entitled 'The life and death of a divorcée', n.d., with unidentified material on the versos, possibly discarded from Harrington.
K: (f 59) a copy of 'The Devil's thoughts' by ST Coleridge, here entitled 'Devil's Walk' and annotated 'as read by Davy, 1805'.
L: (f 60) a poem addressed to Sir Humphrey Davy, c.1812-17.
M: (ff 61-62) two copies of a poem, 'To my dear Aunt Ruxton with a violet vase', 1819.
N: (ff 63-4) two copies of a poem, 'With an Old purple Coverlet sent to my dear Aunt Ruxton', Jan. 1830.
O: (f 65) a poem, 'Dolly's Washing day', addressed to her nieces, Mary Anne and Charlotte Fox, 1839.
P: (f 66) a verse epilogue to an unidentified play, n.d. [but before 1817], in the hand of Maria Edgeworth, but possibly composed by Richard Lovell Edgeworth.
Q: (f 67) verses, To Philip Crampton... with a Fountain pen, with (f 67v) a reply, To Maria Edgeworth's Pen, n.d. [but before 1839].
R: (ff 68-92) miscellaneous notes and anecdotes, comprising (ff 68-75) 'Mr Forster's [sic] description of the ambassador's presentation to the Grand Seignior', in an unidentified hand, c.1806 - see also MS Eng misc e1463, pp.29-53; (ff 76-7) and anecdote relating to Bowes Daly of Dalystown, c.1818, in an unidentified hand; (ff 78-81) 'An Account of All Hallow Tide', c.1821, in the hand of Louisa Beaufort; (f 82) 'Oh Langan! Langan!', a speech by an Irishwoman, in the hand of Maria Edgeworth, c.1824 - see Christina Colvin, 'Two unpublished MSS by Maria Edgeworth, Review of English literature', VIII (4), 1967, pp.53-5; (ff 83-4) notes by Maria Edgeworth, 'For Lucy', 1820s, and (ff 85-92) notebook in the hand of Harriet Edgeworth, n.d.
S: ff 93-118) miscellaneous material arising from visits to France, comprising (ff 93-103) Requête Presentée à Made. Heletius par ses chats, 1785 in the hand of André Morellet, with (ff 104-9) a transcript by HE Butler, and (f 105) a letter to him from JM Thompson, 1943 - see also MS Eng misc c896, ff 16-25; d1300; e1465; (f 110) Questions proposés par Camille Jordan, c.1802-3, in an unidentified hand; (ff 111-16) Epître dédicatoire by Marmontel, in an unidentified hand, inscribed 'given by Madame Marmontel's mother to Maria Edgeworth. Dec. 1803', and (ff 117-18) notes from a French tour of 1820, in an unidentified hand. 118 leaves.
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MS Eng misc e1465: Fair copy by André Morellet of De l'Esprit de Contradiction, 1780, with (ff 23-8) Réflexions de Mr L'A. de toulouse, and (f 28) Réponse. Published in Mémoires inédit de l'abbé Morellet (Paris, 1821). 42 leaves (29-42 blank); paper wrappers.
MS Eng misc d1300: Fair copy by André Morellet, 1792, of Récit de quelques événemens qui ont eu lieu à Paris au mois de septembre, 1792. 38 pages (26-38 blank).
Other members of the Edgeworth family
MS Eng poet d255: Notebook containing verses by [Charles] Sneyd Edgeworth, 1797-1823, some in his own hand, some copied by Charlotte Edgeworth, 1794-1804, and Fanny Brown, n.d., and others in an unidentified hand, with (ff 41-3) two printed poems, 1823, n.d. 43 leaves (27-39 blank).
MS Eng poet c83: Fair copy of a poem by Sneyd Edgeworth, entitled Transmigrations of Indur, 1806, in an unidentified hand with (ff 13-14) amendments, possibly by Richard Lovell Edgeworth, and (f 17) a note by Maria Edgeworth. 17 leaves; marbled wrappers.
MS Eng poet e190: Play entitled Remus A Tragedy, 1823-31, probably by Michael Pakenham Edgeworth, though possibly by Francis Beaufort Edgeworth. Ff 1-3 are copied in an unidentified juvenile hand; ff 4-10 are in the hand of Michael Pakenham Edgeworth. 19 leaves (11-19 blank).
MS Eng poet e187-9: Three notebooks of Richard Lestock Edgeworth, containing drafts and amended copies, c.1867-8, of a poem, Onora which is variously entitled (e187) 'Inle' and (e188) 'The poem of a life'. 32, 28, 36 leaves.
MS Eng misc c898
Literary papers of various members of the Edgeworth family, 1787-1868, comprising
A: (ff 1-2) an untitled story, said to have been composed by Honora Edgeworth (1774-90) in 1787 and copied by Mrs Elizabeth Edgeworth.
B: (ff 3-24) notes relating to Transmigration of Indur, c.1806, (ff 5-8) by Sneyd Edgeworth, (ff 9-23) by Maria Edgeworth, and (f 24) Corrections for Indur in the hand of Honora Edgeworth (1791-1858). See also MSS Eng poet c83; d255.
C: (ff 25-6) copy of a poem, Lines inspired by the Lord Chancellor's Speech on the second reading of the Libel prevention Bill, 1819.
D: (ff 27-35) poems and a story by Michael Pakenham Edgeworth, including (ff 29-30) a Charterhouse prize poem entitled Jacob, 1825, and (ff 31-5) five poems sent from India, 1831-2.
E: (f 36) poem by Harriet Edgeworth, To Maria on her birthday, 1821, and (ff 37-44) a story by her entitled The History of the Palace in the Forest, n.d.
F: (ff 45-95) verses by Francis Beaufort Edgeworth, comprising (f 45) verses in the hand of Harriet Edgeworth, 1818-19; (ff 46-55) a printed copy of Poems recited in Charter-House school (n.pl., 1825), containing verses entitled Saul by Francis Beaufort Edgeworth; (ff 56-64) two printed copies of a poem, Napoleon's invasion of Russia (Cambridge, [1828]), with (f 56) a holograph fair copy of the last stanza; (ff 65-77, 80) poems sent to William Rowan Hamilton, 1829-1831, with 20th cent. transcripts; (ff 78-9) an untitled poem, copied by Frances Maria Wilson (formerly Edgeworth), annotated by Maria Edgeworth, 1845, and (ff 81-95) verses originally enclosed in Francis Beaufort Edgeworth's correspondence, not necessarily by him, and including (ff 89-95) a typed transcript of a poem entitled Cain, 20th cent.
G: (f 96) copy of a poem, Lines written by Mrs Barbauld in her 80th year, in an unidentified hand, 1825.
H: (f 97) amended copy of a poem, c.1829, Epilogue spoken by D[aniel] A[ugustus] B[eaufort]. in the hand of Francis Beaufort.
I: (ff 98-9) fair copy of verses by Mary Beddoes, addressed to her sister, in the hand of Francis Beaufort Edgeworth, 1830.
J: (ff 100-1) fair copy of verses entitled The Groves of Blarney, sent by Elizabeth Fitzherbert to her cousin Michael Pakenham Edgeworth, 1833.
K: (f 102) poem entitled Old Irish Prophecy, 1838, signed T[homas] R[omney] R[obinson], but copied in the hand of Lucy Edgeworth (later Robinson).
L: (ff 103-5) two poems by Emmeline King (formerly Edgeworth), 1838, 1845, with (f 103) a verse by Maria Edgeworth.
M: (ff 106-75) verses by Richard Lestock Edgeworth, comprising (ff 106-32) an amended copy of Onora, annotated 'written out in Styria and sent to England', 1868; (ff 133-59) Unfinished Cantos of a New poem joined with part of Onora, c.1868; (ff 160-71) verses related to Onora, entitled Boat Song, with (ff 164-7) drafts of several stanzas from the poem, n.d. and (ff 169-71) a typed transcript of ten additional stanzas, 20th cent., and (ff 172-5) three verses not related to Onora, in an unidentified hand, n.d. 176 leaves.
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Letters of Maria Edgeworth
MSS Eng lett c696-699: A typescript calendar of Maria's correspondence, arranged chronologically and annotated with current shelfmarks is at MS Facs c99 (Reel 25). Correspondence of Maria Edgeworth with her step-mother Frances Edgeworth, 1818-29.
(c.696): 1818-19, 212, leaves
(c.697): 1820-1, 150, leaves
(c.698): 1822-4, 142, leaves
(c.699): 1825-9, 142, leaves
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MS Eng lett c700-702: Correspondence of Maria Edgeworth with her step-mother Frances Edgeworth, 1830-48.
(c.700): 1830-3, 155, leaves
(c.701): 34-40, 195, leaves
(c702): 41-8, 9, leaves
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MS Eng lett c703: Letters of Maria Edgeworth
A: (ff 1-44) to her sister Emmeline King, 1842-7
B: (ff 45-54) to her half-brother Lovell Edgeworth, 1818-33, with (ff 49-50, 53-4) two from him, 1831, 1838
C: (ff 55-250) to her half-brother Sneyd Edgeworth, 1807-47, with ff 65-9) three letters from him 1819-21. 26 leaves.
MS Eng lett c704: Letters from Maria Edgeworth to
A: (ff 1-46) Sneyd's wife, Henrica ('Harriette'), 1818-42
B: (ff 47-162) her half-sister Honora (Beaufort), 1819-30, 162 leaves
MS Eng lett c705: Letters from Maria Edgeworth to her half-sister Honora, 1831-49, with (ff 192-5) two letters from her half-brother William 1826. 195 leaves.
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MSS Eng lett c706-7: Letters from Maria Edgeworth to her half-sister Frances ('Fanny' Wilson), 1818-33.
(c.706): 1818-29, 296, leaves
(c.707): 1830-3, 262, leaves
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MSS Eng lett c708-10: Letters from Maria Edgeworth to her half-sister Frances ('Fanny' Wilson), 1834-44.
(c.708): 1834-7, 221, leaves
(c.709): 1838-40, 190, leaves
(710): 1841-4, 201, leaves
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MSS Eng lett c711: Letters from Maria Edgeworth to her half-sister Frances ('Fanny' Wilson), 1845-48.
(c.711): 1845-8, 206, leaves
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MSS Eng lett c713:Letters from Maria Edgeworth to her half-sister Harriet (Butler), 1841-9, n.d. 248 leaves.
MSS Eng lett c714: Letters from Maria Edgeworth to
A: (ff 3-9) her half-sister Sophy (Fox), n.d., 1830, with (ff 3-6, 9) notes from Sophy and other children, n.d.
B: (fols10-169) her half-sister Lucy, 1820-49, with (ff 110, 164-165) letters to Lucy's husband TR Robinson, 1843, 1849
C: (ff 170-200) her half-brother Francis Beaufort Edgeworth, with some letters from him, c.1815-1846
D: (ff 201-49) Francis's wife Rosa, 1840-6. 249 leaves.
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MS Eng lett c715: Correspondence of Maria Edgeworth with her half-brother Michael Pakenham Edgeworth, 1819-49. 175 leaves.
MS Eng lett c716: Letters from Maria Edgeworth to
A: (ff 1-138) Harriet Beaufort, c.1820-1849
B: (ff 139-56) Francis Beaufrot, 1820, 1837
C: (ff 157-63) Louis Beaufort, 1822-37
D: (ff 164-7) Daniel Augustus Beaufort, 1820, 167 leaves.
MS Eng lett c717: Letters from Maria Edgeworth to her aunt Mrs Margaret Ruxton, 1818-25. 190 leaves.
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MS Eng lett c718: Letters from Maria Edgeworth to
A: (ff 1-108) her aunt Margaret Ruxton, 1825-30
B: (ff 109-61) her cousin Margaret Ruxton, 1819?-1848
C: (ff 162-220) her cousin Sophy Ruxton, 1818-22, 220 leaves.
MS Eng lett c719: Letters from Maria Edgeworth to
A: (ff 1-160) Sophy Ruxton, 1823-37
B: (ff 161-77) her aunts Charlotte and Mary Sneyd, 1818-21
C: (ff 178-211) her niece Emmeline Gibbons (née King), 1838-49, 211 leaves.
MS Eng lett c720: General correspondence of Maria Edgeworth, arranged chronologically, 1805-30. 231 leaves.
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MS Eng lett c721: General correspondence of Maria Edgeworth, 1831-49, n.d., with
A: (ff 144-64) papers concerning journeys in England and on the Continent, 1818-21
B: (ff 165-82) miscellaneous papers, including (ff 169-77) 'A collection of witty sayings's [sic] of Mis Edgeworth Vol. 1st'. n.d.
C: (ff 183-241) letters about A memoir of Maria Edgeworth (privately printed, 1867), 1867-9, with (ff 220-3) a discarded fragment of the Memoir in Lucy Edgeworth's hand. 241 leaves.
MS Eng misc e1466: Incomplete (printed) chap-book of 'Whittington and his cat', with a covering letter from Sneyd Edgeworth to Maria Edgeworth, 1815. 15 leaves.
MS Eng misc e1467: Account book of Maria Edgeworth for travels on the Continent, 1820-1. 148 leaves.
MS Eng lett c722: Correspondence of Richard Lovell Edgeworth and Maria Edgeworth with their publisher, Rowland Hunter, 1816, with (ff 48-50) two letters from Hunter to Maria Edgeworth, 1825-6, and (ff 51-9) papers relating to the publication of Maria's works and copyright in them, 1814-48, with (ff 60-72) miscellaneous correspondence of Richard Lovell Edgeworth, 1802-17. 73 leaves.
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Correspondence and papers of Michael Pakenham Edgeworth and his wife
MS Eng lett c723; Correspondence of Michael Pakenham Edgeworth with his mother, Frances Edgeworth, 1825-39. 144 leaves.
MS Eng lett c724: Correspondence of MP Edgeworth with his mother, 1840-64, n.d., including a few letters from his wife Christina, with (ff 291-6) joint letters from various members of the family, 1836-8 (joint letters, 1840-7, are in MS Eng misc b432). 296 leaves.
MS Eng lett c725: Correspondence of MP Edgeworth, including correspondence with
A: (ff 1-64) his half-sister Honora, 1826-54)
B: (ff 65-143) his sister Fanny, c.1822-46, n.d. 149 leaves.
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MSS Eng lett c726-8: Correspondence of MP Edgeworth with his sister Harriet, 1820-57, with some letters from his wife.
(c726): 1820-37, 177: leaves
(c727): 1838-48, 228: leaves
(c728): 1849-57, 141: leaves
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MSS Eng lett d529-30: Correspondence of MP Edgeworth with his sister Harriet, 1858-69, with some letters from his wife.
(d529): 1858-62, 328, leaves
(d530): 1863-9, 243, leaves
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MS Eng lett c729: Correspondence of MP Edgeworth, including correspondence with
A: (ff 1-83) his sister Lucy, 1818-59, n.d.,
B: (ff 84-106) his brother Francis, 1819-46
C: (ff 107-56) Rosa, widow of Francis, 1846-54, with a few notes from Rosa's children
D: (ff 157-223) his wife Christina, 1846-65
E: (ff 224-55) his daughter Harriet, c.1860-1865
271 leaves.
MS Eng lett c730: Correspondence of MP Edgeworth with members of his wife's family, 1848-54, with a few letters from other relatives, 1818-64, and (ff 45-185) general correspondence and miscellaneous papers of Michael Pakenham Edgeworth, 1828-66, n.d., including a few sketches. 185 leaves.
[NB Michael Pakenham Edgeworth's Journals, 1828-67, and sketchbooks, listed below, mainly recording his life and career in India both as a member of the Indian Civil Service (1831-81) and Commissioner for the Settlement of the Punjab (1850 onwards), and as a keen etymologist, botanist and observer, are published as a separate project entitled:
India in the Age of Empire:
The Journals of Michael Pakenham Edgeworth (1812-1881) from the Bodleian Library Oxford
The descriptions of these items have been kept in their original place in the Bodleian listing, but all items are shown in square brackets indicating that they are not a part of The Papers of Maria Edgeworth microfilm set. India in the Age of Empire comprises:
MS Eng misc g356: [Sketch book, 'No.1. Madras', 1831-2, containing pencil and pen-and-ink topographical sketches of scenes in India. 30 leaves; half-calf, marbled boards].
MS Eng misc d1302-4, e1469-75: [Journals of MP Edgeworth, mainly in India, 1828-67].
(e1469): May 1828 - May 1829 (with gaps), 42 leaves
(d1302): Dec 1830 - Jan 1831, May 1831 - Dec 1832, 273 leaves
(d1303): 1833-4, 331 leaves
(e1470): 1835-7, 561 leaves
(e1471); 838-9, 385 leaves
(e1472): 1840, 187 leaves
(d1304): 1 Jan - 20 March, (some entries for) April and Dec 1842, 70 leaves
(e1473/1-11): 17 March 1845 - 22 March 1850, 157 leaves
(e1474/1-14): March 1850 - 1855, 1525 leaves
(e1475/1-10): Jan - June 1856, 1857-8, and fragments, 1859-67, 909 leaves
MS Eng misc d1305: Copies and extracts from the journals, comprising
A: (ff 1-4) extracts from 1833 journal
B: (ff 5-203) contemporary copies of journals for 1847 and 1851-2
C: (ff 204-535) carbon copies of journals for 1850-2]
MS Eng misc d1306-7: [Notes and pencil drawings relating to MP Edgeworth, Pollen (London, 1877) with (ff 242-63) drawings for the plates, and (d1307) a copy of the printed work, with some corrections by Edgeworth. 264, 87 leaves].
MS Eng misc e1476: [Offprint of MP Edgeworth's 'Report on the statistics of Banda', Journal of the Asiatic Society, xix (1851). 23 leaves].
MS Eng misc e1477: [Account (incomplete) of the siege of Lucknow by Sir James Innes, n.d. i + 48 leaves].
[This completes the materials covered in India in the Age of Empire. We now return to materials included in The Papers of Maria Edgeworth].
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Correspondence of Christina (Mrs MP) Edgeworth
MSS Eng lett c731-3; Letters from Christina Edgeworth to Harriet Butler, 1846-57, 1859-61, 1862-8, n.d. with 9c733, ff 209-68) letters to and from other members of the Edgeworth family, 1846-57, n.d. 153, 221, 268 leaves.
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MS Eng lett c734: Correspondence of Christina Edgeworth with members of her own family, many undated, including
A: (ff 1-22) letters to her parents, 1847-58, n.d.
B: (ff 23-95) letters to her brother, Norman, c.1842-58, with (ff 69b-d), 94-5) letters from him, 1846, n.d.
C: (ff 107-99) letters to other brothers and sisters, 1829-59
206 leaves.
MS Eng lett d531: Correspondence of Harriet J Edgeworth, daughter of MP and Christina Edgeworth, with
A: (ff 1-58) her grandmother, Frances Anne Edgeworth, c.1857-c.1864
B: (ff 59-169) her aunt, Harriet Butler, 1857-69
C: (ff 170-80) miscellaneous family papers of MP Edgeworth and Christina
180 leaves.
Edgeworth family correspondence: A typescript calendar of family correspondence, arranged chronologically and annotated with current shelfmarks is at MS Facs c99.
Correspondence of Frances, the 4th Mrs Richard Lovell Edgeworth
MS Eng lett c735: Correspondence with
A: (ff 1-44) Sneyd and his wife, Harriette, 1826-38, 1858
B: (ff 45-135) Honora, 1818-42
C: (ff 136-272) Fanny, 1818-39
D: (ff 273-83) letters from Lovell, 1824, and William Edgeworth, 1826-8
283 leaves.
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MS Eng lett c736: Correspondence of Frances with
A: (ff 1-120) Harriet, 1820-45
B: (fols121-35) Sophy, 1825-53
C: (ff 136-40) Lucy, 1826, 1832, n.d.
140 leaves
MS Eng lett c737: Letters to Frances and her son Francis Beaufort Edgeworth, 1819-41, with (ff 149-74) letters from Frances to Rosa Edgeworth, 1836, 1846. 174 leaves.
MS Eng lett c738: Correspondence of Frances
A: (ff 1-42) with her father, Dr Daniel Beaufort, 1818-21
B: (ff 43-65) to her mother, 1825-9
C: (ff 66-106) with her brother, William, his wife and daughter, 1818-39
D: (ff 107-50) with her sister Louisa, 1819-35
E: (ff 151-79) with her sister Harriet, 1819-46
F: (ff 180-98) from Admiral Francis Beaufort, 1818-48
G: (ff 199-238) with various correspondents, 1815-60
H: (ff 239-73) miscellaneous Beaufort family correspondence, 1819-40
273 leaves.
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Correspondence of (Charles) Sneyd Edgeworth and his wife Henrica ("Hariette")
MS Eng lett c739: Correspondence of Sneyd and Harriette with Honora Edgeworth, comprising letters
A: (ff 1-180) from Honora to Sneyd, 1818-38
B: (ff 181-233) from Honora to Harriette, 1818-44
C: (ff 234-43) from Sneyd to Honora, 1826-31
D: (ff 244-7) a letter from Francis Beaufort to Sneyd, 1838
247 leaves.
MS Eng lett c740: Correspondence of Sneyd with his siblings, comprising letters to and from
A: (ff 1-28) Lovell, 1818-35
B: (ff 29-42) William, c.1825-28
C: (ff 43-170) Fanny, 1820-40
D: (ff 130-1, 171-8) letters from Fanny to Harriette, 1828, 1842, 1846
E: (ff 179-86) letters to Sneyd from his sisters Anna and Emmeline, and their daughters, 1818-30
186 leaves.
MS Eng lett c741: Correspondence of Sneyd and Harriette with other siblings, comprising letters to and from
A: (ff 1-68) Harriet, 1821-60
B: (ff 69-79) Sophy and her husband Barry Fox, 1825-35
C: (ff 80-109) Lucy, 1821-58
D: (ff 110-24) Francis, 1828-39
E: (ff 125-41) letters from Sneyd to Harriette, 1827
F: (ff 142-84) miscellaneous letters to Sneyd, 1809-52
184 leaves.
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General family correspondence
MS Eng lett c742: Correspondence of Honora Edgeworth with her siblings, 1819-50, comprising letters
A: (ff 1-24) from William, 1821-8
B: (ff 25-86, 239-41) to and from Fanny, 1819-39, n.d.
C: (ff 87-156) from Harriet, 1820-39, and her husband Richard Butler, 1843
D: (ff 157-9) to Lucy, 1830, 1843
E: (ff 162-6) from Sophy and her husband Barry Fox, 1823, 1839
F: (ff 167-95) from Francis, 1819-33
G: (ff 196-241) miscellaneous correspondence of Honora, 1819-50, n.d.
241 leaves.
MS Eng lett c743: Letters to Fanny Edgeworth from
A: (ff 1-21) William, 1825-8
B: (ff 22-113) Harriet, 1823-47
C: (ff 116-53) Sophy and her husband Barry Fox, c.1820-34
D: (ff 114-15, 154-81) letters from Fanny to Harriet, 1848, and Lucy, 1821-5
E: (ff 182-7) letter from Mary and Anna Beddoes and Lovell Edgeworth, 1828.
187 leaves.
MS Eng lett c744: Letters to Fanny Edgeworth from
A: (ff 1-41, 109-11) Francis Beaufort, 1819-28, 1846
B: (ff 42-92) Francis Beaufort Edgeworth, 1819-29
C: (ff 93-128)
D: (ff 129-72) Fanny's journal of the tour in England, 1819-20
172 leaves.
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MS Eng lett c745: Family correspondence of Harriet Edgeworth, including letters
A: (ff 1-10) from Francis Beaufort Edgeworth, 18226
B: (ff 11-49) to Lucy, 1821-3
C: (ff 50-110c) to Harriet Beaufort, 1820-5
D: (ff 111-45) to Louisa Beaufort, 1820-2
E: (ff 159-69) to Mrs Margaret Ruxton, 1820-2, with (ff 178-81) two letters to Harriet from her husband Richard Butler, 1816, 1826
197 leaves.
MS Eng lett d532: Letters from Harriet Edgeworth to Elizabeth Macpherson, 1846-55, and (ff 106-99) to Harriet from Edward Ford, 1868-86. 199 leaves.
MS Eng lett c746: Correspondence
A: (ff 1-57) of Lucy Edgeworth, 1818-91, including (ff 1-28) letters to her from Francis Beaufort Edgeworth, 1818-46
B: (ff 73-165) of Sophy Edgeworth, 1819-36
C: (ff 73-165) of Francis Beaufort Edgeworth, 1817-41, n.d., including (ff 95-120b) letters from him to Sir William Hamilton, 1829-37, and (ff 123-59) from him to his wife, Rosa, 1840-1
D: (ff 162-5) a list of Francis's books, 1828
E: (ff 166-92) Sophy's journal of the tour in Scotland, 1823.
192 leaves.
MS Eng lett c747
Correspondence of
A: (ff 1-12) Lovell Edgeworth, 1818-26
B: (ff 13-19) William Edgeworth, 1818-27
C: (ff 27-58) miscellaneours family correspondence and papers, 1692, 1762, 1818-69.
58 leaves.
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Miscellaneous Papers
MS Eng misc b432: Large-format papers including
A: (ff 31-75) correspondence of Michael Pakenham Edgeworth and Harriet, 1833-48
B: (ff 76-83) letters from Frances Anne Edgeworth and family to Michael Pakenham Edgeworth, 1840-7
C: (ff 84-102) miscellaneous papers, 1803-51, n.d., including (f 89) theatre programme of Old Poz, c.1825, and (ff 90-4) Sneyd Edgeworth, Essay on the insane, c.1830.
102 leaves
MS Eng misc c899: Miscellaneous financial and estate papers, 17th-19th cent., including
A: (f 2) 19th cent. copy of warrant to pay Sir John Edgeworth, 1689
B: (ff 4-21) bills and receipts of Richard Lovell Edgeworth, 1768-78
C: (ff 46-106) correspondence relating to estates, 1813-34, mainly of Richard Lovell Edgeworth, 1813-17
D: (ff 107-147a) letters from tenants and former tenants who had emigrated, 1813-63
E: (ff 148a-end) estate papers, c.1730-1842, including (ff 148a-66) draft petition of Richard Edgeworth (father of Richard Lovell Edgeworth) concerning lands in Garryandrew [1730's?]
190 leaves.
MS Eng misc c900; Genealogical notes, pedigrees and copies of wills, 18th-19th cent., with (ff 70-93) two copies of a memoir of The late Mrs Edgeworth, of Edgeworthstown (Printed for private circulation, London, n.d.) and (ff 94-103) two articles on Edgeworthstown and Mara Edgeworth extracted from the Art Journal, 11 (1849) and 28 (1866).
103 leaves.
MS Eng misc d1301: Edgeworth pedigree, 19th cent. 1 item (large folded sheet).
MS Eng misc c901: Drawings by various members of the Edgeworth family and others, including
A: (ff 1-56) portraits, mainly of Edgeworths
B: (ff 57-89) initialled drawings
C: (ff 90-136) miscellaneous drawings, including some Irish, French, and Swiss views (some with initials of the artists)
D: (ff 137-54) book illustrations.
154 leaves.
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MS Eng misc e1468: Portrait on ivory of Harriet Edgeworth, with contemporary wrapper and identifying the artist as Maria Edgeworth.
MS Eng misc c902-3: Two albums of drawings by Charlotte Edgeworth. 104, 53 leaves.
MS Eng misc a30: Large drawings and silhouette portraits of Edgeworths, with
A: (ff 19-20) an account for furniture improvements at the Edgeworths' house at North Church, Herefordshire, 1776-8, in the hand of Mrs Honora Edgeworth
B: (f 21) lease by Mary Sneyd of tenement in Edgeworthstown, 1814
C: (f 22) pen-and-ink tracing of St Helena, with water-colour additions, enclosed with letter from Maria Edgeworth to Lucy Robinson, 9 Oct 1822 (MS Eng lett c714)
D: (ff 23-4, 25-6) letters from Michael Pakenham Edgeworth to Honora and sisters, 1832, and to Maria Edgeworth, Feb 1833
E: (ff 27-30) papers of Michael Pakenham Edgeworth, (f 27) passport from British consul to Prussia, 1844, (f 28) certificate of attendance and achievement, East India College, 1830, and (ff 29-30) indenture of conditions of service between the East India Company and Edgeworth, 1831
F: (ff 31-2) printed address by Cahal B Daly to the Edgeworth Society, 'The Edgeworths and their place in history' (Edgeworthstown, n.d.).
35 leaves.
MS Photogr g2-4: Two daguerrotypes of Maria Edgeworth, 1841 (by Beard, of London) and 1846, framed in hinged leather cases, with one glass negative (20th cent?) of a daguerrotype of 1841 now in the National Portrait Gallery.
MS Photogr c6: Photographs, mainly of members of the Edgeworth family, 19th-20th cent., including (ff 1-17) photographs of family portraits. 49 leaves.
MS Facs c99: Calendar of Edgeworth family correspondence in the Bodleian and the National Library of Ireland, compiled by Mrs Colvin, covering
A: (ff 1-132) letters of Maria, 1818-49
B: (ff 131-83) miscellaneous family correspondence, 1818-52
C: (ff 184-97) letters of Maria and her sisters in Scotland, 1823, and France, 1820
D: (ff 198-206) letters of Honora, Fanny and Harriet in England, 1818-22
(a-d are annotated with Bodleian shelfmarks)
e: (ff 207-312) family correspondence and papers in the National Library of Ireland
f: (ff 313-15) list of members of the family for use with the calendar.
315 leaves.
The following microfilm items have not been included in the microfilm edition due to copyright, poor quality or identification problems:
MS Eng misc c904; Miscellaneous 20th cent. papers relating to the Edgeworths, including
A: (ff 1-74) working papers and correspondence, mainly of Mrs C Colvin
B: (ff 75-102) text of radio broadcast about Richard Lovell Edgeworth, 1947
C: (ff 102-12) address to the Edgeworth Society, 1968
D: (ff 113-78) press cuttings, mainly about Maria Edgeworth and about Edgeworthstown
E: (ff 179-92) an Edgeworth family tree.
192 leaves
MS Eng misc c905: Typescript copies of
A: (ff 1-111) The Black Book of Edgeworthstown, fuller than the version published by HJ and HE Butler (London, 1927)
B: (ff 112-209) The lost letters of Maria Edgeworth, prepared as a supplement by SH Romilly to his Romilly-Edgeworth letters 1813-1818 (London, 1936). A selection from The lost letters was printed in the Quarterly Review, Jan 1937.
209 leaves.
MS Facs c98: [Photocopies of Edgeworth letters in various collections (mainly unidentified), arranged alphabetically by writer, including (ff 164-235) letters from E Whitebread, 1819-35. 235 leaves.
Summary of Shelf-Marks: MSS Eng lett c696-747, d529-32; Eng misc a30, b432b c894-905, d1299-1307, e1459-77, f859-62, g356; Eng poet c83, d255, e187-90; Facs c98-9; Photogr c6, g2-4
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