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Mary Russell Mitford

1787 - 1855

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Mary Russell Mitford (16 December 1787 – 10 January 1855) was an English essayist, novelist, poet and dramatist. She was born at Alresford in Hampshire, England. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mary Russell Mitford has received more than 104,482 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Mary Russell Mitford is the 6,626th most popular writer, the 5,978th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 685th most popular British Writer.

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.21

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  • 2.53

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Notable Works

Country Stories
Fiction, Country life, Social life and customs
1837
Recollections of a literary life, or, Books, places, and people
Authors, Biography, English literature
Better known for her five volume portrait of English rural life, Our Village, Mary Russell Mitford (1787-1855) was one of the most prolific female writers of her day. Part critical essay, part autobiography, Recollections consists of a series of sketches on and selections from Mitford's favourite authors, stemming from her desire 'to make others relish a few favourite writers as heartily as I have relished them myself'. The collection is arranged according to Mitford's own eclectic system of categorization including 'fashionable poets', 'cavalier poets', and 'poetry that poets love'. Mitford wears her immense literary skill lightly and Recollections is masterfully written, full of lively wit and fascinating biographical detail. Published just three years before Mitford's death, it was based on earlier articles and letters. Authors included range from Chaucer to Sir Walter Scott and Mitford's friend Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
1852
Sketches of English life and character
Social life and customs, Temperance, Exercises, recitations
1909
Belford Regis; or, Sketches of a country town
City and town life, Fiction, Social life and customs
1835
The friendships of Mary Russell Mitford as recorded in letters from her literary correspondents
Correspondence
1882
Our Village
Fiction, Country life, Villages
The little village of Three Mile Cross in Berkshire was Mary Russell Mitford's home for thirty years. She has drawn on her observations of the locality for many of her short essays, the best of which appear in this book.
1824

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mary Russell Mitford ranks 6,626 out of 7,302. Before her are James Mason, Andrus Kivirähk, David Sedaris, Frederica Sagor Maas, Tor Ulven, and Neil Strauss. After her are August Wilson, Jane Smiley, Ellen Willis, Kim Young-ha, Tom Lanoye, and John Langalibalele Dube.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1787, Mary Russell Mitford ranks 57. Before her are Thomas Hodgskin, Thomas Say, Josef Ludwig von Armansperg, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Emma Willard, and John J. Crittenden.  Among people deceased in 1855, Mary Russell Mitford ranks 52. Before her are Wilhem de Haan, John Canfield Spencer, Henry De la Beche, Sahle Dengel, Feargus O'Connor, and Dorothy Wordsworth. After her is Thomas Mitchell.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mary Russell Mitford ranks 5,978 out of 8,785. Before her are Geoffrey Palmer (1927), Bradley James (1983), Philippe Sands (1960), Andrew Howard (1969), Philip Glenister (1963), and Nick Leeson (1967). After her are Dusa McDuff (1945), Andrew Tiernan (1965), Richard van der Riet Woolley (1906), Domino Harvey (1969), Michelle Gomez (1966), and Connor Swindells (1996).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Mary Russell Mitford ranks 685. Before her are Colley Cibber (1671), Sophie Hannah (1971), Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth (1914), Al Alvarez (1929), William Collins (1721), and Louis de Bernières (1954). After her are Frederick Denison Maurice (1805), Sheila Jeffreys (1948), Victoria Hislop (1959), Rose Tremain (1943), Catherine Cookson (1906), and James Kelman (1946).

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