The Most Unfortunate Day of My Life, and also The Purple Jar; The Two Plums; The Thorn; The Rabbit; Waste Not, Want Not

A writer of moral tales for and about children, Maria Edgeworth (1768-1849) was born in England. She spent most of her life in Ireland, and was one of the most acclaimed authors of her day. She was elected as one of the first female Honorary Members of the Royal Irish Academy in 1842. Born in Derry, Norah McGuinness (1901-1980) studied at The Metropolitan School of Art, Dublin, under Patrick Tuohy and Harry Clarke. She was a founding member of The Irish Exhibition of Living Art and became its president in 1944.