From Yverdun our evening drive by the lake of Neufchatel was beautiful, and mounting gradually we came late at night to Paienne, and next day to Fribourg, at the dirtiest of inns, as if kept by chance, and such a mixture of smells of onions, grease, dirt, and dunghill! But, never mind! I would bear all that, and more, to see and hear Père Gèrard. But this I keep for Lovell, as I shall tell him all about Pestalozzi, Fellenburg, and Père Gèrard's schools. You shall not even know who Père Gèrard is. So we go on to Berne. The moment we entered this canton we perceived the superior cultivation of the land, the comfort of the cottagers, and their fresh-coloured, honest, jolly, independent, hard-working appearance. Trees of superb growth, beech and fir, beautifully mixed, grew on the sides of the mountains. On the road here we had the finest lightning I ever saw flashing from the horizon. Berne is chiefly built of a whitish stone, like Bath stone, and has flagged walks arched over, like Chester. A clear rivulet runs through the middle of each street: there are delightful public walks. On Sunday we saw the peasants in their holiday costume, very pretty, etc. I have kept to the last that M. de Staël and Miss Randall spoke in the most gratifying terms of praise of my father's life. SUMMARY OF VOLUME I 1767-1787 Childhood of Maria Edgeworth--Death of her mother and marriage of her father to Miss Honora Sneyd--Death of Mrs. Honora Edgeworth and marriage of Mr. Edgeworth to Miss Elizabeth Sneyd--Life at Edgeworthstown. 1787-1793 Letters from Maria Edgeworth from Edgeworthstown, Clifton, and London to Miss Charlotte Sneyd, Mr. and Mrs. Ruxton, and Miss Sophy Ruxton. Journey to Clifton--Dr. Darwin, Mrs. Yearsly, and Hannah More--Visit to Mrs. Charles Hoare--Dr. Beddoes--Return to Ireland. 1793-1795 Letters from Edgeworthstown to Miss Sophy Ruxton, Mrs. Ruxton, Mrs. Elizabeth Edgeworth. Literary occupations of Maria Edgeworth: _Letters for Literary Ladies, Practical Education_--Disturbances in Ireland: Lord Granard, the "White Tooths," General Crosby's adventure. 1795-1798 Letters from Edgeworthstown to Mrs. Ruxton, Miss S. Ruxton, Miss Beaufort. Publication of _Letters for Literary Ladies_ and _The Parent's Assistant_--Mr. Edgeworth's election to the Irish Parliament--Literary work and study: _Moral Tales, Irish Bulls_--Madame Roland's Memoirs--Death of Mrs. Edgeworth, and marriage of Mr. Edgeworth to Miss Beaufort. 1798-1799 Letters from Edgeworthstown, Longford, and Dublin to Miss Sophy Ruxton, Mrs. Ruxton, Miss Charlotte Sneyd. The Irish Rebellion: Lord Cornwallis, Lady Anne Fox--Flight from Edgeworthstown to Longford--Return to Edgeworthstown--Publication of _Practical Education_--Theatricals: _Whim for Whim_--At Dublin. 1799-1802 Letters from Clifton, Edgeworthstown, and Loughborough to Mrs. Ruxton, Miss Ruxton.