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Edgeworth

American  
[ej-wurth] / ˈɛdʒ wɜrθ /

noun

  1. Maria, 1767–1849, English novelist.


Edgeworth British  
/ ˈɛdʒwɜːθ /

noun

  1. Maria. 1767–1849, Anglo-Irish novelist: her works include Castle Rackrent (1800) and The Absentee (1812)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Edgeworth went on to become one of the most highly paid fiction writers of her generation and inspired copycats, especially of her Irish stories and moral tales.

From Washington Post • Nov. 25, 2022

David Henry Edgeworth Butler was born on 17 October 1924.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2022

But more importantly, it offers a completely clean slate: you don’t have to know anything about Phoenix Wright, Miles Edgeworth, or any other Ace Attorney characters to jump in.

From The Verge • Jul. 1, 2021

The earliest example I found of an adult moral argument that kids should make their toys came from writer Maria Edgeworth.

From Slate • Dec. 24, 2018

"Pilgrim's Progress," Krummacher's "Parables," Miss Edgeworth, and the best of the dear old fairy tales made the reading hour the pleasantest of our day.

From Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals by Alcott, Louisa May

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