To Mrs Ruxton from Edgeworthstown - Dr Holland's letters and his marriage - Lady Elphinstone and George IV - family visits - John King - invitation to Walter Scott - his play - Halidon Hill - Bracebridge Hall - The Lollards - Maria Edgeworth's Travellers and more Early Lessons (Harry and Lucy) - difficulty over scientific part and characterization of originally colourless characters - William Edgeworth - a survey with Kater