INDEX
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- Abbey School, Reading, its interesting associations, 63-65
- Alresford, Hants, birthplace of Mary Russell Mitford, description of, 1-2;
- Broad Street, Dr. Mitford’s house in, 5
- Andersen, Hans, his visit to England, his words in an album, 349
- Anning, Mary, an inhabitant of Lyme Regis, discovers the gigantic fossil bones of the Ichthyosaurus,
- receives a visit from the King of Saxony, Kenyon’s verses upon her, 44-46
- Athol, Dowager Duchess of, M. R. M. visits her at Alnwick Castle, 1806, description of, 104-7
- Austen, Jane, M. R. M.’s admiration of, 253-255, 368-369
- Aynsley, Lord Charles Murray, son of the Dowager Duchess of Athol, visited by M. R. M. in Northumberland in 1806, 103-105;
- receives visit from Louis XVIII, in Bocking Deanery, 111-118
- Aynsley, Lady, wife of the above, first cousin of Dr. Mitford, is visited by
- M. R. M. in Northumberland in 1806, at Little Harle Tower, takes her to Alnwick Castle, 103-107;
- describes visit from Louis XVIII in Bocking Deanery in letter to Mrs. Mitford, 111-118
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- Baillie, Joanna, meets M. R. M. in society, 329
- Barrett, Miss Elizabeth. See under Mrs. Barrett Browning
- Bath, M. R. M.’s visit to, 252-255
- Belford Regis, by M. R. M., published 1835, 339
- Bonar, Charles, translator of Hans Andersen’s’ works, friend of M. R. M., 349
- Browning, Robert, meets M. R. M., 329;
- his marriage, 348
- Browning, Mrs. Barrett, first meets M. R. M. before her marriage, 1836, their interesting correspondence, 330-334;
- her marriage, her correspondence with M. R. M., 348
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- Chorley, Henry, meets M. R. M. in London, 329;
- persuades her to resume literary work, 352
- Cobbett, William, friend of Dr. Mitford, 126-127
- Country Stories, published 1835, 339-340
- Cowper, William, his letters, 131-132
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- Elford, Sir William, his influence on M. R. M., their interesting correspondence, 128-133;
- his views upon Our Village, 203-205
- Exeter, Bishop of, 1
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- Fermor, Arabella (the “Belinda” of The Rape of the Lock), marries Mr. Perkins and lives at Ufton Court, 257-264
- Fields, James T., American publisher and author, describes first visit to M. R. M. at Three Mile Cross, her surroundings and interesting conversation, 316-319;
- M. R. M.’s letters to him, 350-1;
- describes his visit to her at Swallowfield, 362-365;
- her letters to him, 368, 372, 376-378
- Foscari, M. R. M.’s tragedy of, performed at Covent Garden, 5th November, 1826, 223-227
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- Hall, Dr. Spencer T., his visit to Three Mile Cross, 354-356
- Harness, Rev. William, valued friend of the Mitfords, his
- wise guardianship of a bequest of Dr. Russell, his views on Dr. Mitford’s conduct, 158-159;
- meets M. R. M. in London, 329;
- M. R. M.’s letter to him on Church Reforms, 340-341
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel, publication of The Scarlet Letter, House of Seven Gables, etc., etc., M. R. M.’s interest in them, 367
- Haydon, Benjamin Robert, his picture the “Judgment of Solomon,” becomes friend of M. R. M., described by M. R. M., 318-319;
- his Life by Tom Taylor, 318
- Hemans, Mrs., letter to M. R. M., on publication of Our Village, 208-209, 220
- Holmes, Dr. (Oliver Wendell), M. R. M.’s admiration of his poems and personality, 366-367
- Howett, Mrs. (Mary), authoress, letter to M. R. M. on Our Village, 321-322
- Howett, William, author, describes visit to M. R. M. at Three Mile Cross, letter to M. R. M., 319-321
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- Jephson, Miss, letters to her from M. R. M., 335-336, 370-371
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- Kenyon, John, friend of the Mitfords, his lines on Mary Anning, 46;
- his words on M. R. M. to James T. Fields, 316
- Kingsley, Charles, 341;
- described by M. R. M., 366
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- Landor, Walter Savage, meets M. R. M. in London, 228, 229
- Landseer, Edwin, offers to paint M. R. M.’s dog, 330
- Lansdowne, Lord, proposes M. R. M.’s health at meeting, 137-139
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, M. R. M.’s words on his poems and the Golden Legend, 366
- Louis XVIII and court at Gosfield Hall, his visit to Bocking Deanery described by Lady Charles Aynsley, 110-118;
- his remarkable memory, 136, 137
- Lyme Regis, removal of Mitfords to, in 1795, the Great House described by M. R. M., its association with the Monmouth Rebellion, 29-39
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- Macready, William Charles, takes leading rôle in Foscari, 222-224
- Mitford, Dr., marriage and birth of child, 2;
- his gambling, loss of fortune, starts practice in Reading, 22, 23;
- removal to Lyme Regis, 29-50;
- further losses, flight to London to debtors’ Sanctuary, wins prize in lottery, 52-56;
- builds Bertram House, 92;
- further losses, 139-141;
- obliged to leave Bertram
- House, settles at Three Mile Cross, 158-162;
- witnesses performance of Foscari, 221;
- portrait by Lucas, 330;
- illness and death, confusion of his affairs, 341-343
- Mitford, Mrs., née Russell, only child and heiress of Dr. Russell, Rector of Ashe, marriage with
- Dr. Mitford, birth of her only daughter, Mary, in 1787, home in Alresford, 2-8;
- visits her daughter in Hans Place, 72;
- another visit, 87, 88;
- letter on Louis XVIII’s visit to Bocking, 113-118;
- her death, New Year’s Day, 1830;
- buried in Shinfield churchyard, her daughter’s tribute, 325-326
- Mitford, Mary Russell, born at Alresford, Hants, December 16th, 1787, 2;
- early recollections of her home in Broad Street, precocious power of reading, 5-8;
- their village neighbours, at a rustic wedding, 9-21;
- removal of family to Reading, 1791, her early recollections of the town, 22-25;
- a flying visit to London, 25-28;
- removal of family to Lyme Regis, 1795, her recollections of the Great House, etc., 29-39;
- rambles on the shore, 40-44;
- sudden loss of fortune, flight to London, 49-51;
- family takes refuge in debtors’ Sanctuary, a lottery ticket bought, turns
- up a prize, 52-55;
- sent to a school in Hans Place, her recollections of it, 64-73;
- amusing account of old French Society, 74-81;
- interest in French drama, visits to the theatre, great actors of the day, Miss Rowden’s inspiring influence, 82-88;
- an incident of school life, 88-91;
- leaves school, 1802, recollections of old Reading, 92-99;
- removal of family to Bertram House, 99-100;
- her visit to Northumberland with her father, guests of Lord and Lady Murray Aynsley, visits to Alnwick Castle, Morpeth and Cheviot Hills, returns home, 104-109;
- early poems published in 1810-11, successful, 119-121;
- describes performances of “Greek tragedies,” by Dr. Valpy’s pupils, 121-123;
- short visit to London, 123-125;
- writes of Cobbett and Sir Francis Burdett, 126-128;
- introduced to Sir William Elford, becomes his chosen correspondent, their interesting letters, 128-133;
- in London in June, 1814, witnesses the assemblage of Crowned Heads on the fall of Napoleon, sees the Duke of Wellington, 134-137;
- an ovation to M. R. M. at a public meeting, 137-139;
- more loss of money owing to her father’s gambling, 139-140;
- flattering recognition by
- American publishers, 141-143;
- Sir William Elford’s visit to Bertram House, their correspondence resumed, writes of singers and actors of the day, and distinguished writers, 144-155;
- Haydon’s “Judgment of Solomon,” describes the artist, 156-158;
- further losses of property, forced to quit Bertram House, the family settle in Three Mile Cross, M. R. M.’s detailed account of their cottage and the village, 161-178;
- describes village scenes, and a sunset over the Loddon, 182-189;
- The Talking Lady, 190-196;
- describes her garden, a quack doctor, 196-202;
- publication of Our Village, the opening paragraph, letters received about it, its early success, 203-211;
- Patty’s New Hat, 212-217;
- a fog in the country, Mrs. Heman’s words, 217-220;
- tries hand at tragedy, Foscari and Julian approved by Macready, Foscari performed at Covent Garden Theatre, 1826, M. R. M. present and describes its success, 221-229;
- writes Rienzi, produced at Drury Lane Theatre, its great success, M. R. M. in town, letters of congratulation, performed in New York, tribute from James Crissy, 230-240;
- her stories of two émigrés neighbours, 241-249;
- describes visits to Southampton, Bath, Richmond Park, and Hampton Court, 250-259;
- writes of Ufton Court and its associations, 264-270;
- writes of Three Mile Cross in 1830, The Black Velvet Bag, 271-282;
- stories of eccentric neighbours, 283-291;
- attends country Mayings and visits Silchester, 292-301;
- a trip to Aberleigh (Arborfield) on the Loddon, 302-306;
- stories of gipsies, 306-314;
- her friendship with James T. Fields, his visit to Three Mile Cross, also visits from William Howett, George Ticknor, and Daniel Webster, 315-325;
- words on her mother’s death, letter to a child, 325-327;
- stays with Sergeant Talfourd, receives warm welcome from leading writers, correspondence with Miss Barrett (afterwards Mrs. Barrett Browning), 328-334;
- pecuniary anxieties, receives pension, undertakes fresh literary work, 334-337;
- writes on first appearance of Pickwick, 337-338;
- publication of Belford Regis, and Country Stories, Our Village, translated into Spanish, 339-340;
- writes to William Harness on Church reforms, 340-341;
- death of her father, 1842, resolves to pay all his debts but whole sum subscribed by
- friends, receives constant supply of books from Mr. George Lovejoy, little Henry, adopted child of the family, 341-345;
- her interest in Modern Painters and friendship for Ruskin, her words on Browning’s poems, Hans Andersen in London, 345-349;
- letters to Mr. Fields, Country Stories republished, commencing her Recollections of a Literary Life, an Italian exile in Three Mile Cross, her views on Louis Napoleon, receives a visit from
- Dr. Spencer Hall, decides to leave Three Mile Cross, her farewell to the village, 350-359;
- settles at Swallowfield, describes her cottage and garden, visits[**P3 1st i missing] from Mr. Fields, Mr. James Payne and others, her affection for the Russells of Swallowfield Park, 360-365;
- her interest on works of Longfellow, Hawthorne, O. W. Holmes, and Whittier, 366-368;
- Recollections of a Literary Life published, its success in America, her admiration of Jane Austen’s works, her remarks on Shelley and on Saint Bouve, writes introduction to her dramatic works, 368-370;
- her severe accident, her courage, cheerful letters to Mr. Fields, kind attentions from far and near, visits from Mr. Ticknor, writes Atherton and Other Stories,
- dedicated to Lady Russell, its great success, 370-376;
- her last illness, her delight in beauty of nature to the end, her last letter to Mr. Fields, her death, January 1st, 1855, buried in Swallowfield churchyard, 376-380
- Molière, M. R. M.’s early delight in his comedies, 84-85
- “Monsieur” (Le Conte d’Artois) visits Lord and Lady Aynsley in Bocking Deanery, 114-118
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- North, Christopher (John Wilson), his amusing scene in the “Noctes Ambrosianæ” upon the publication of Our Village, 209-211
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- Our Village, publication of, March, 1824, its success, etc. (see under Mary Russell Mitford), 203-211
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- Pepys (Samuel), M. R. M. on his “Memoirs,” 153
- Pickwick, publication of, 31 March, 1836, its great success, 337-338
- Pope (Alexander), M. R. M.’s early remarks on him as a letter writer and poet, 132-133;
- quotation from Rape of the Lock, 258-259;
- its heroine Belinda, 260-263
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- Racine, his “Athalie,” 221
- Reading (“Belford Regis”), removal of Mitford family to, 1791, 22-23;
- M. R. M.’s early recollections of, 25, 56-59, 63-65;
- shopping adventures, 271-282
- Recollections of a Literary Life, by M. R. M., 352;
- published in January, 1852, its success in America, 368
- Rienzi, M. R. M.’s tragedy of, performed at Drury Lane, October 4, 1828, 232-235 (see under Mary Russell Mitford)
- Rowden, Miss, a teacher in the school in Hans Place, her inspiring influence on M. R. M., 68, 85-88
- Russell, Dr., Rector of Ashe, his daughter marries Dr. Mitford, 2
- Russell, Lady, of Swallowfield Park, 365, 371;
- M. R. M.’s Atherton dedicated to her, 375
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- St. Quintin, M., arrival in Reading, becomes head of Abbey School, marries the English teacher, removes School to Hans Place, London, 1798, M. R. M. becomes their pupil, 64-68;
- his hospitality to émigrés, 74-91
- Sedgwick, American authoress, her letters to M. R. M., 220, 326-327
- Seward, Anna, “Swan of Lichfield,” M. R. M.’s early
- strictures on her writing, 130-132
- Shakespeare, William, M. R. M.’s early appreciation of Much Ado About Nothing, 133
- Shelley (Percy Bysshe), M. R. M. on his poems, 369
- Sherwood, Mrs. (née Butt), sees M. R. M. when a child, 23-25;
- her recollections of Abbey School, Reading, 64-65
- Swallowfield, M. R. M. residing at, 360-380
- Swallowfield Park, abode of the Russell family, 365
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- Talfourd Sergeant, author of Ion, present at performance of Foscari, 222-224;
- M. R. M. at his house in London, interesting society, 328-330
- Three Mile Cross, prototype of Our Village, description of, 156-183 (see under Mary Russell Mitford)
- Ticknor, George (American author and publisher), describes visit to M. R. M. at Three Mile Cross in 1835, 323;
- visits her at Swallowfield, 374
- Trollope, Mrs. (authoress), describes performance of Rienzi in New York, 236
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- Ufton Court (in Berkshire), description of, 260-269
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- Valpy, Dr., headmaster of Reading Grammar School, man of great influence, 62-65;
- introduces acting of Greek tragedy in original language, described by M. R. M., 121-123
- Voltaire, M. R. M. reading his tragedies at school, 83
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- Walpole (Horace), M. R. M.’s admiration for his letters, 132;
- her words upon him, 257
- Webster, Daniel (American statesman and author), his visit to Three Mile Cross described by M. R. M., 323-325
- Whittier (John Greenleaf), M. R. M.’s admiration of his “Massachusetts to Virginia,” 352;
- and of his poem on Burns, 368
- Wordsworth, William, his personality described by M. R. M., 328-329
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- Young, Charles Mayne, performs leading rôle in Rienzi, 232-235