Biographical sketches of Mrs. Barbauld, Miss Edgeworth, Mrs. Opie, and Jane Austen, first published in 1883. According to Wikipedia: " Anne Isabella, Lady Ritchie, nĂ©e Thackeray (9 June 1837 â 26 February 1919) was an English writer. She was the eldest daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray.