Publisher's Synopsis
The Life of Mary Russell Mitford: Told by Herself in Letters to Her Friends V2 is a biographical book written by A. G. L'Estrange. The book tells the story of Mary Russell Mitford, a renowned English author and playwright from the 19th century, through a collection of letters that she wrote to her friends. The second volume of the book covers Mitford's life from 1830 to 1855, including her literary successes, financial struggles, and personal relationships. Mitford's letters provide insight into her daily life, her opinions on politics and society, and her interactions with other prominent figures of her time. The book offers a fascinating glimpse into the life of a talented and influential woman in Victorian England.In Two Volumes. She Is Rather An Essayist Than A Novelist, Her One Regular Novel, Atherton (1854), A Slight Tale Of Love And A Missing Legatee, Being Of Small Account. Her Voluminous Gossipy Letters (Which Better Deserve The Designation Recollections Of A Literary Life Than The Anthology Of Chosen Passages And Comments To Which She Gave That Title In 1852) Reveal Some Significant Preferences; Such As Those For Cowley, Lamb, Hazlitt, Gilbert White Of Selborne, The Simpler Part Of Wordsworth, Steele (Whom She Thought Worth Twenty Addisons) And Geoffrey Crayon, Whose Sketch Book Appeared In 1820. Her Fame Is Established By Our Village, Begun In The Lady�������s Magazine (1819).This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.