BIG ANNOUNCEMENT ! Dates are set, programme nearly finalised... getting really excited. Some big things are planned, including a big international conference and of course... The Tea Party! Such a success last year! Watch this space. #Literarynews #literaryfestival #festival2023

We are delighted with Peveril [of the Peak], though there is too much of the dwarfs and the elfie. Scott cannot deny himself one of these spirits in some shape or other.. – Maria Edgeworth, Jan 15 1823

When is a novel not a novel? When the author was Maria Edgeworth. She didn't want to call her book Belinda (published 1801) a novel. Because novels were scandalous. regencyhistory.net/2016/04/belind… #RegencyHistory #AuthorsOfTwitter

We had a captive audience for today's #FellowInFocus discussion with Dr Susan Manly and Prof Aileen Douglas. This honest discussion explored the social and political complexities surrounding Edgeworth and her work. #HubMatters

📰A new biography of #MariaEdgeworth will reveal author’s views on slavery, on women and on Ireland. Speaking Trinity Long Room Hub's recent Fellow in Focus, Dr Susan Manly spoke to Prof Aileen Douglas TCD School of English on the challenges of writing a biography, read now: bit.ly/3F6iBEX

Sounds like a fabulous idea!

This looks absolutely fabulous!

Sounds wonderful!

A museum dedicated to #MariaEdgeworth contains many artefacts which have now been digitised with the help of the Bodleian Library & @nlireland, as part of the digital strategy to bring the museum to a wider audience. longfordleader.ie/news/longfordl…

Just over week until our 2023 Festival begins. Some great events to participate in and enjoy. Some require booking and places are limited. Don't miss out! mariaedgeworthcenter.com/maria-edgewort… #festival #edgeworthstown

The novelist Maria Edgeworth wrote of a breakfast at Cambridge: "Tea, coffee, tongue, beef, exquisite breads, &many inches of butter...All the butter in Cambridge must be stretched into rolls & these are sold by inches, measured out by compasses, in a truly mathematical manner!"

Don't miss out on the Maria Edgeworth Festival May 4th to 7th. Lots to see and do! Visit our website mariaedgeworthcenter.com for more information #festival #edgeworthstown #Longford

We’ve converted CO:WORX - Coworking Space in Longford 🚀 to an art gallery, for the mariaedgeworthcentre Maria Edgeworth festival. Call in to see the Longford County Council arts collection 3 -5 pm. We’d love to see you. ConnectedHubs.ie @HHumphreysFG

The Maria Edgeworth Festival of Literature & Arts is taking place this weekend. Delighted to host society members, Angela & Mary on their visit to Granard. Check out the wonderful brochure of events; simplebooklet.com/mariaedgeworth…

Educationalists, historians and students are gathering in Co Longford for a conference to examine the role of Irish novelist Maria Edgeworth and her father in the field of education rte.ie/news/regional/…

Read here an account of the life and times of Maria Edgeworth from the Westmeath Independent in June 1952... facebook.com/photo/?fbid=70…

ECF 35.2 is out now! Explore new research analyzing the following works: “Memoirs of Miss Sidney Bidulp”, “Clarissa,” “Travels in The Interior Districts of Africa”, and Maria Edgeworth’s Irish novels: bit.ly/ECF352