Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2009-11-09 Public domain in the USA. 183 Ritchie, Anne Thackeray 1837 1919 Thackeray, Anne Isabella Ritchie, Anne Isabella Thackeray, Lady Thackeray, Miss A Book of Sibyls: Miss Barbauld, Miss Edgeworth, Mrs Opie, Miss Austen Produced by Delphine Lettau and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "A Book of Sibyls: Miss Barbauld, Miss Edgeworth, Mrs Opie, Miss Austen" by Ritchie is a biographical collection written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the lives and literary contributions of four prominent female authors from the early 19th century, namely Anna Lætitia Barbauld, Maria Edgeworth, Amelia Opie, and Jane Austen. These women significantly shaped the landscape of English literature, and their stories reflect both their personal experiences and the broader societal changes they navigated as female writers of their time. The opening of the text introduces Mrs. Barbauld, recounting the admiration she garnered as an author and educator, emphasizing her role in children's literature and her connections to significant literary figures of her day. The narrative captures nostalgic memories of Barbauld's peaceful rural upbringing and her scholarly household, detailing her early education and her literary journey as she transitioned from teaching to writing. In this portion, Ritchie sketches a portrait of Barbauld's character, revealing her sociability, literary talent, and the trials she endured, providing readers with a rich context for understanding the life and impact of a pioneering female writer in a male-dominated literary world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism Women authors, English -- Biography Women and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century English literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism PR Text Category: Biographies Category: British Literature 373820 2025-08-12T12:01:59.493208 text/html 348861 2024-10-24T20:31:25 text/html 250744 2025-08-12T12:02:07.954143 application/epub+zip 256745 2025-08-12T12:02:03.203188 application/epub+zip 210148 2025-08-12T12:02:01.892208 application/epub+zip 544899 2025-08-12T12:02:11.670190 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 524658 2025-08-12T12:02:07.068147 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 361982 2022-09-14T06:18:49.127357 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 343410 2025-08-12T12:01:58.974231 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 323373 2024-10-24T20:31:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17422 2025-08-12T12:02:11.798135 application/rdf+xml 25935 2025-08-12T12:02:02.391172 image/jpeg 4799 2025-08-12T12:02:02.141207 image/jpeg 247691 2025-08-12T12:01:59.522211 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia