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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. She is best known for Our Village, a series of sketches of village scenes and vividly drawn characters based upon her life in Three Mile Cross near Reading in Berkshire. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Mary Russell Mitford is the 6,686th most popular writer (down from 6,627th in 2024), the 6,216th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,980th in 2019) and the 690th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Mary Russell Mitford ranks 6,686 out of 7,302. Before her are Jeff Davis, Terence Winter, Jill Abramson, Tie Ning, Sarah Orne Jewett, and Lady Gabriella Kingston. After her are Philip Levine, Tim Kring, Peter Hitchens, Jon Lee Anderson, Ronald Firbank, and Sue Monk Kidd.

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Among people born in 1787, Mary Russell Mitford ranks 57. Before her are Edward Blore, José Tomás Ovalle, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Thomas Hodgskin, Emma Willard, and John J. Crittenden.  Among people deceased in 1855, Mary Russell Mitford ranks 52. Before her are Henry Bishop, Fruto Chamorro, Timofey Granovsky, Dorothy Wordsworth, Feargus O'Connor, and Henry De la Beche. After her is Thomas Mitchell.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mary Russell Mitford ranks 6,218 out of 8,785. Before her are Walter Crickmer (1899), Paul Joseph Watson (1982), Simon Woods (1980), Dusa McDuff (1945), David Amess (1952), and Lady Gabriella Kingston (1981). After her are Michael Bisping (1979), William Lashly (1867), Laurie Hughes (1924), David Haye (1980), David Martin (1986), and Jimmy Stewart (1931).

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Among writers born in United Kingdom, Mary Russell Mitford ranks 690. Before her are Dinah Craik (1826), Charles Stross (1964), Stanley Middleton (1919), Conn Iggulden (1971), Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802), and Lady Gabriella Kingston (1981). After her are Ronald Firbank (1886), Jeff Noon (1957), Jane Taylor (1783), Eric Linklater (1899), James Kelman (1946), and Sara Ahmed (1969).

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