Frederick William III letter to Maria Edgeworth, 1835 April 27.

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Frederick William III letter to Maria Edgeworth, 1835 April 27.

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Frederick William III writes to Irish novelist Maria Edgeworth, 27 June 1835. He commends her essay on practical education, and concurs with her assertions about the importance of education in a state. In German, with a later English translation.

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Edgeworth, Maria, 1768-1849

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Frederick William III, King of Prussia, 1770-1840

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