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Mary Russell Mitford (1787–1855)
Mitford, Mary Russell. A distinguished English miscellaneous writer; born at Alresford, Hampshire, Dec. 16, 1787; died at Swallowfield, Jan. 10, 1855. Her most famous works were: ‘Our Village’ (5 vols., 1824–32); and ‘Recollections of a Literary Life’ (1852–54). Other works were the tragedies ‘Julian’ (1823), ‘The Foscari’ (1826), and ‘Rienzi’ (1828), all produced by Macready or Charles Kemble, the last being the best; ‘Belford Regis’ (1835), a novel; poems, short stories, juvenile stories, etc. (See Critical and Biographical Introduction).