Mary Russell Mitford

Mary Russell Mitford (1787-1855) was an English authoress, born at Alresford, Hants, lived with her father, an extravagant physician, at Lyme Regis and London. She published poems in 1810-11-12, but, forced to earn a living, took to dramatic work. Her tragedies "Julian," "The Foscari," and "Rienzi" were successful, but were only ephemeral tragedies. Her best work was "Our Village," sketches of homely English life written with much care, and after appearing in the London Magazine, published in 5 volumes during 1824-32.

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