Mary Russell Mitford
Mary Russell Mitford (born December 16, 1787 in Alresford, City of Winchester , † January 10, 1855 in Swallowfield , Berkshire ) was a British writer and playwright .
Mary Russell Mitford, painting by Benjamin Robert Haydon , 1824
Mitford is best known for her work Our Village. Sketches of Rural Character and Scenery , a collection of 100 short stories . The stories were published in the 1820s and 1830s and are about the people and life in the Berkshire village of Three Mile Cross , where Mary Russell Mitford lived.
Works
- 1810: Miscellaneous Poems
- 1811: Christina, the Maid of the South Seas
- 1812: Watlington Hill
- 1812: Blanch of Castile
- 1813: Narrative Poems on the Female Character
- 1823: Julian: A tragedy
- 1824–1832: Our Village (Part 1: 1824, Part 2: 1826, Part 3: 1828, Part 4: 1830, Part 5: 1832)
- 1826: Foscari: A tragedy
- 1827: Dramatic Scenes, Sonnets, and other Poems
- 1828: Rienzi: A tragedy
- 1831: Mary Queen of Scots
- 1834: Charles the First: An historical tragedy
- 1837: Country Stories
- 1854: Atherton, and Other Tales
Web links
- Literature by and about Mary Russell Mitford in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biography of Mary Russell Mitford
- A Country Apothecary , the work of Mary Russell Mitford
- Works by Mary Russell Mitford , Project Gutenberg website
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Mitford, Mary Russell |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British writer and playwright |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 16, 1787 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Alresford, City of Winchester |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 10, 1855 |
| Place of death | Swallowfield , Berkshire |