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Book of Sibyls: Mrs. Barbauld, Miss Edgeworth, Mrs. Opie, Miss Austen

This book is a biography of four woman authors whose names were well known by readers at the time of its publication (1883) : Anna Barbaud, Maria Edgeworth, Amelia Opie, and Jane Austen. Though most of us today are only familiar with the writings of Austen, all four of these women are well worth taking the time to get to know. The author, Anne Thackeray Ritchie, was the eldest daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray. - Summary by Ciufi Galeazzi (6 hr 2 min)

Chapters

Mrs Barbauld, Part 1

Mrs Barbauld, Part 2

Mrs Barbauld, Part 3

Mrs Barbauld, Part 4

Mrs Barbauld, Part 5

Mrs Barbauld, Part 6

Mrs Barbauld, Part 7

Miss Edgeworth, Part 1

Miss Edgeworth, Part 2

Miss Edgeworth, Part 3

Miss Edgeworth, Part 4

Miss Edgeworth, Part 5

Miss Edgeworth, Part 6

Miss Edgeworth, Part 7

Miss Edgeworth, Part 8

Miss Edgeworth, Part 9

Miss Edgeworth, Part 10

Miss Edgeworth, Part 11

Miss Edgeworth, Part 12

Miss Edgeworth, Part 13

Miss Edgeworth, Part 14

Miss Edgeworth, Part 15

Mrs. Opie, Part 1

Mrs. Opie, Part 2

Mrs. Opie, Part 3

Mrs. Opie, Part 4

Mrs. Opie, Part 5

Mrs. Opie, Part 6

Mrs. Opie, Part 7

Mrs. Opie, Part 8

Mrs. Opie, Part 9

Mrs. Opie, Part 10

Jane Austen, Part 1

Jane Austen, Part 2

Jane Austen, Part 3

Jane Austen, Part 4