Mitford

[ mit-ferd ]

noun

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

Example Sentences

‘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

Nancy Mitford appears to have initially had that attitude toward fascism herself.

From New York Times

The English journalist Jessica Mitford, in her letters, said that the slogan for her funeral would be “brevity followed by levity.”

From New York Times