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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)

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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

David Henry Edgeworth Butler was born on 17 October 1924.

From BBC

In 1969, she married Ron Edgeworth, a British pianist and musical director.

From Washington Post

Verena Edgeworth from Bristol, who is in Ceredigion on holiday, needed help in order to pay for her parking.

From BBC

Durham married the British pianist and musical director Ron Edgeworth in 1969, who died less than 30 years later after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease.

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