The Beauty Of The Village

Mary Russell Mitford was an esteemed English author and dramatist, born on December 16, 1787, in Alresford, Hampshire. She was the only child of George Mitford, a physician, and his wife Mary Russell. Her literary career burgeoned with the help of a literary lottery prize her father won, which initially financed her education and later the publication of her works. She gained prominence with her p...