Mary Russell Mitford
Born in Alresford, Hampshire, The United Kingdom November 16, 1787
Died: January 10, 1855
Mary Russell Mitford (16 December 1787 – 10 January 1855) was an English author and dramatist. She was born at Alresford, Hampshire. Her place in English
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Born in Alresford, Hampshire, The United Kingdom November 16, 1787
Died: January 10, 1855
Mary Russell Mitford (16 December 1787 – 10 January 1855) was an English author and dramatist. She was born at Alresford, Hampshire. Her place in English literature is as the author of Our Village. This series of sketches of village scenes and vividly drawn characters was based upon life in Three Mile Cross, a hamlet in the parish of Shinfield, near Reading in Berkshire, where she lived.
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