Mitford

American  

[mit-ferd] / ˈmɪt fərd /

noun

1. Mary Russell, 1787–1855, English novelist, poet, playwright, and essayist.

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Example Sentences

“My mother thought the company of other children unnecessary and over-stimulating,” writes Jessica Mitford in her spiky and enthralling memoir, “Hons and Rebels.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Biographies of the Mitford sisters and Scottish writer Muriel Spark are sharp and illuminating.

From Los Angeles Times

‘The Bolter’ In the novels of the British writer Nancy Mitford, it’s a nickname given to the narrator’s mother, a serial monogamist who cycles through relationships.

From Los Angeles Times

The museum's collection also includes an 1847 photo of author Mary Mitford's dog.

From BBC

This was the case with the Victorian poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Mary Russell Mitford, a then-established chronicler of rural English life almost 20 years Browning’s senior.

From New York Times