Mitford, Mary Russell. The Life of Mary Russell Mitford: Told by Herself in Letters To Her Friends. Editor L’Estrange, Alfred Guy Kingham, Harper and Brothers, 1870, 2 vols.
2: 261
George Mitford
Standard Name: Mitford, George
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Family and Intimate relationships | Mary Russell Mitford | MRM
's father
died without a struggle or a sigh, qtd. in Athenæum. J. Lection. 2315 (1872): 297 Mudge, Bradford Keyes, editor. Dictionary of Literary Biography 116. Gale Research, 1992. 116: 193 Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2025, 22 vols. plus supplements. |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Mary Russell Mitford | MRM
's father, George Mitford
, ten years younger than his wife, came from Bertram Castle in Northumberland, and had a medical degree from Edinburgh University but seems to have practised little after his... |
| Residence | Mary Russell Mitford | MRM
's father
, having bought an estate at Grasely near Reading with his lottery money, built a house which he called Bertram House after his place of origin. Mitford, Mary Russell. “Introduction by the Editor”. The Life of Mary Russell Mitford: Told by Herself in Letters To Her Friends, edited by Alfred Guy Kingham L’Estrange, Harper and Brothers, 1870, pp. 13-39. 1: 29-30 |
| Residence | Mary Russell Mitford | Following his financial losses, MRM
's father
moved his family from his mansion of Bertram House near Reading to a labourer's cottage in the village of Three Mile Cross nearby. Mitford, Mary Russell. The Life of Mary Russell Mitford: Told by Herself in Letters To Her Friends. Editor L’Estrange, Alfred Guy Kingham, Harper and Brothers, 1870, 2 vols. 1: 330 Mudge, Bradford Keyes, editor. Dictionary of Literary Biography 116. Gale Research, 1992. 116: 194 |
| Wealth and Poverty | Mary Russell Mitford | MRM
's father
had again seriously overspent: attempts at retrenchment had failed, and he was actually in debtors' prison. Mitford, Mary Russell. The Life of Mary Russell Mitford: Told by Herself in Letters To Her Friends. Editor L’Estrange, Alfred Guy Kingham, Harper and Brothers, 1870, 2 vols. 1: 97, 99 |
| Wealth and Poverty | Mary Russell Mitford | MRM
's father
had to acknowledge the serious financial difficulties which had been for some time increasing, not staved off by a long legal battle. Mudge, Bradford Keyes, editor. Dictionary of Literary Biography 116. Gale Research, 1992. 116: 193 |
| Wealth and Poverty | Mary Russell Mitford | Following her father
's death, some of MRM
's friends organized a public subscription to pay off his debts; it grew to £2,000, some of which remained to increase her Civil List
income. Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2025, 22 vols. plus supplements. |
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