Much of her fiction is said to mirror that of her own life and family .
Maria Edgeworth is one if the earlier Anglo - Irish Big House writers who wrote somewhat comically about the demise of estates thought the mishandling of the often absent family members .
Much of Maria Edgeworth 's fiction is said to mirror that of her own life and family .
Maria Edgeworth is one if the earlier Anglo - Irish Big House writers who wrote somewhat comically about the demise of estates thought the mishandling of the often absent family members .