Classic Author Focus: Charlotte Riddell

Charlotte Riddell Charlotte Riddell was an Irish/English writer who is best known now for stories of the supernatural. During her lifetime, she was very popular and was the author of more than 50 novels and short stories. She was also part owner and editor of St. James Magazine, a prominent London journal of the time. …

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Classic Author Focus: Maria Edgeworth

Maria Edgeworth Maria Edgeworth was an 18th and early 19th century Anglo-Irish writer who wrote novels of Irish life and also was the first realistic writer of children's books. She was considered a significant figure in the evolution of European fiction. Edgeworth was born in England and lived there until she was fifteen, when her …