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Mary Russell Mitford
English author and dramatist (1787–1855) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people named Mary Russell, see Mary Russell (disambiguation).
Mary Russell Mitford (16 December 1787 – 10 January 1855) was an English author and dramatist. She was born at Alresford in Hampshire. 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.
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