MARY RUSSELL MITFORD
\mˈe͡əɹi ɹˈʌsə͡l mˈɪtfəd], \mˈeəɹi ɹˈʌsəl mˈɪtfəd], \m_ˈeə_ɹ_i ɹ_ˈʌ_s_əl m_ˈɪ_t_f_ə_d]\
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A distinguished English miscellaneous writer; born at Alresford, Hampshire, Dec. 16, 1787; died at Swallowfield, Jan. 10, 1855. Her father (a physician) having dissipated several fortunes, she adopted literature as a means of family support. Her most famous works were: "Our Village" (5 vols., 1824-32); and "Recollections of a Literary Life" (1852-54). Other works were the tragedies "Julian" (1823), "The Foscari" (1826), and "Rienzi" (1828), all produced by Macready or Charles Kemble, the last being the best; "Belford Regis" (1835), a novel; poems, short stories, juvenile stories, etc.; besides which she was a contributor to periodicals and all sorts of occasional publications.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
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