| 单词 | Mitford |
| 例句 | The politics of the Mitford sisters followed their romantic attachments, in Thompson’s patronizing view. The Arbiter of Aristocracy: And No, It’s Not Downton’s Dowager 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z This book contains many startling confidences on the order of “Jean-Paul Sartre told me in 1953,” or “Groucho Marx said to me,” or, about Mitford, “I met her in Paris in the early ’50s.” Books of The Times: Laughing Matters: Discuss 2010-12-07T23:00:00Z A stylish and well-informed writer, Thompson brings a snobbishness of her own to her sympathetic account of Mitford’s life. The Arbiter of Aristocracy: And No, It’s Not Downton’s Dowager 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z They are about to reissue books by, among others, Nancy Mitford and Rose Macaulay. Books that change your world, but no one else's 2011-01-24T13:30:01Z Linda is a composite of several of the Mitford sisters, including Nancy. In ‘The Pursuit of Love,’ Looking for Liberation, Too 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z Nancy Mitford, the caustic British novelist and Francophile, adored her. Susan Mary Alsop: a Two-Continent Hostess 2012-11-09T23:22:51Z Not everyone will warm to Mitford's bright, brittle tone: she prefers the bon mot to the bleeding heart and Linda's abandoned child gets short shrift. The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford | Book review 2010-03-21T00:08:00Z Sure, there’s the dry wit of P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves stories, and Nancy Mitford’s quirky family novels “The Pursuit of Love” and “Love in a Cold Climate.” Dear Match Book: Funny Pages 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z But the recent publication of Debo Mitford's Wait for Me! – she was the only sister not yet to have written her memoirs – made me long to get closer to the stories. In pursuit of the Mitfords 2010-12-05T00:05:00Z Her appeal is entirely rooted in her ability to write about her own privileged life with flair and insight, like a 21st century Nancy Mitford, and to set the lyrics to irresistible melodies. Why the fury at Lily Allen's Ivor Novello awards? 2010-05-21T17:12:00Z The English journalist Jessica Mitford, in her letters, said that the slogan for her funeral would be “brevity followed by levity.” A Book of Cheeky Obituaries Highlights ‘Eccentric Lives’ 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z The thematics continued inside the pub, which was given over as a shrine to the Mitford sisters. Will Self walks through Britain's flag-waving heartlands 2013-03-07T11:31:01Z Only one of Mr. Johnson’s subjects, Nancy Mitford, was born in the 20th century. Books of The Times: Laughing Matters: Discuss 2010-12-07T23:00:00Z Ms. McMillan’s sentences don’t have Mitford’s high style — they’re a pile of leeks, not shallots — but both books traffic in dark humor. Books of The Times: Tracie McMillan Writes ?The American Way of Eating? 2012-02-20T22:14:42Z The granddaughter of the 11th Duke of Devonshire, Andrew Cavendish, and his wife Deborah Mitford — one of a glamorous, unconventional aristocratic family — Tennant was one of the leading British models of the 1990s. British model and fashion muse Stella Tennant dies at age 50 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z In 1967, Mitford moved to a small house in Versailles, “impelled by a vision,” as Thompson nicely puts it, “that had not in fact existed for 200 years.” The Arbiter of Aristocracy: And No, It’s Not Downton’s Dowager 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z Nancy Mitford, for her wit, funniness and immense chic; Michael Wolff, for the riveting stories he could tell about the White House; and the diarist James Lees-Milne, for his all-around erudition, charm and good conversation. Anne de Courcy: By the Book 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z It was a veritable temple devoted to the past two or three centuries of first-rate, secondhand and antiquarian books: the Brontë sisters, the Mitford sisters, George Eliot, James Joyce, James Jones, Henry James. A Bookworm’s Travel Plan 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z This quote is from a confession to defamation in Mitford v. Exclusive: Inside accused Annapolis shooter’s alt-right theology of mass murder 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z At a more modest family home, Old Mill Cottage in High Wycombe, outside London, the Mitfords had to take walks on footpaths that were open to the public. Books of The Times: Life Among the Upper Crust, Seen From Two Generations 2010-12-12T23:24:00Z To which the younger Jessica Mitford replied that sisters were life’s cruel circumstances. In a New Biography of the Bouvier Women, Jealousies Rule 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z It calls to mind both Joan Didion and Jessica Mitford, and is alone worth the price of admission to this volume. Review: ‘After the Tall Timber,’ Renata Adler’s Collected Nonfiction 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z Nancy Mitford, for jollity, and Gary Indiana, who I hope might be persuaded to sing. Olivia Laing’s Reading Piles Are Far From Organized 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z Take Nancy Mitford, for example – that we're still reading her books is because they are written so well in addition to still making us laugh. Orange prize 'grimness' is not the fault of women novelists 2010-03-18T12:00:00Z Like the 16th-century English penitent who confessed to defamation in Mitford v. Exclusive: Inside accused Annapolis shooter’s alt-right theology of mass murder 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z His pantheon — those worthy of a chapter here — includes, alas, only one woman, and that woman is Mitford, who was never all that funny. Books of The Times: Laughing Matters: Discuss 2010-12-07T23:00:00Z Lovell, who has written entertaining biographies of the Mitford and Churchill families, knows how to render sly appraisals of her often complicated subjects. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Not even bestselling collections by Evelyn Waugh, Isaiah Berlin and the Mitfords. Sue Arnold's audiobook choice 2011-01-22T00:06:19Z Memoirs of the Youngest Mitford Sister by Deborah Devonshire, but not all were charmed. Critical eye: book reviews roundup 2010-09-17T23:06:00Z “Oh for a black face,” Evelyn Waugh wrote in 1963 to his friend Nancy Mitford after Naipaul had won another literary prize. V.S. Naipaul, a Writer of Many Contradictions and Obvious Greatness 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z "I want to annoy/ And I want to enjoy it," she begins, before the spirit of punk gets subsumed by the yawn of an indolent Mitford sister. Coco Sumner: 'I'd die for music' 2010-10-07T22:00:00Z We were beset by ennui in the way of the sisters in Nancy Mitford’s “Pursuit of Love,” endlessly speculating about what time it was. Vacation Reading, Unpacked 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z It wasn’t lavish but there were always fascinating people… I remember Nancy Mitford, but painters and sculptors were more likely. The day I shared a gondola with Peggy Guggenheim 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z And now here we have it, elegantly related by Selina Hastings, the author of finely wrought, literate biographies of Somerset Maugham, Nancy Mitford and Waugh himself. A World-Class Writer and a World-Class Freeloader 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z Linda Radlett, the intensely English heroine, is the most beautiful of an eccentric aristocratic family closely modelled on Nancy Mitford's own. The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford | Book review 2010-03-21T00:08:00Z And, of course, in letting this be known, he's stirred up nests, of varmints, mayflies and buzzards, because class is as raging an issue today as in the Mitford days, only less clear. Are TV sitcoms too middle-class? 2011-01-30T00:04:16Z For Laura Thompson, the author of the Nancy Mitford biography “Life in a Cold Climate,” Linda is not a tragic figure, despite her many disappointments, and especially considering the context of her time. In ‘The Pursuit of Love,’ Looking for Liberation, Too 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z The satire is observational rather than psychological — Mitford skewers people, deftly and economically, through their own words and actions. Review: ‘The Pursuit of Love’ Against All Odds 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z You give a walk-on part to Unity Mitford, the Nazi sympathiser. Rachel Johnson: 'The "Boris's sister" thing pisses me off' 2012-11-11T00:05:25Z In addition to printed matter, look for literary accouterments, such as a writing table created for Nancy Mitford, the British novelist, by the Canadian-born artist Paul P. A Guide to the 2014 Whitney Museum Biennial 2014-02-27T23:29:47Z First published between 1935 and 1960, Mitford’s novels have retained a devoted following, but seeing her words on fresh pages, unyellowed by time, gives them a delectable face-lift, increasing their appeal for a new generation. Books of Style: Turning the Pages on 2010 2010-12-18T00:19:28Z In doing so, the British actress and writer found Mitford celebrating in Linda somebody who “isn’t scared of or fettered by the conventional rules of how to behave,” she said in a recent interview. In ‘The Pursuit of Love,’ Looking for Liberation, Too 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z A special exhibition, which Deborah Mitford helped curate, celebrates her birthday. Chatsworth house gets a ?14m makeover 2010-04-25T19:52:00Z The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford Like consuming the most delicious treat. Esther Freud's top 10 love stories 2010-04-28T08:15:00Z Instead, she trains her attention on Mitford’s love affair with one of the officers, Charles de Gaulle’s right-hand man and chief political adviser, Gaston Palewski, a heavyset man with a Hitler mustache and receding hair. The Arbiter of Aristocracy: And No, It’s Not Downton’s Dowager 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z The cottage is tastefully furnished, by the current duchess no less, with antiques and pictures from Chatsworth, and we're starting to get a taste for the Mitford lifestyle. In pursuit of the Mitfords 2010-12-05T00:05:00Z At first, she reads easier books by authors like Ivy Compton-Burnett and Nancy Mitford. An Inscrutable Monarch, Endlessly Scrutinized Onstage and Onscreen 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Kramer is in steady league with Jessica Mitford, who declared, “You may not be able to change the world, but at least you can embarrass the guilty.” Review: ‘The American People, Volume 1’ by Larry Kramer Retells History With Passion 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z He wanders off in search of his childhood home, is sure he sees the Mitford sisters, grades papers for a teaching job he left years before and, at times, doesn’t recognize his own daughter. Review | In Dolly Alderton’s witty new novel, a woman gets ghosted, but she’s haunted by much more 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z Together, they vigorously and courageously fought for civil rights and social justice in America, and Mitford became an acclaimed investigative journalist. Hadley Freeman's 10 awesome women: from Katharine Hepburn to Miss Piggy 2013-04-22T15:38:00Z The firmness of Mitford’s anti-fascist views was put to the test during World War II when she was approached by British intelligence to spy on General de Gaulle’s Free French officer corps in London. The Arbiter of Aristocracy: And No, It’s Not Downton’s Dowager 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z My father had collections of Times Fourth Leaders; my mother might enjoy a Nancy Mitford. Julian Barnes: my life as a bibliophile 2012-06-29T21:55:18Z Principles and morality were Mitford's bywords but she never denied where she came from and she always knew she was, in the purest sense, a Mitford sister. Hadley Freeman's 10 awesome women: from Katharine Hepburn to Miss Piggy 2013-04-22T15:38:00Z It’s a relief to return to Mitford’s less heavy-handed opinions. The Arbiter of Aristocracy: And No, It’s Not Downton’s Dowager 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z Oswald Mosley, the British fascist and member of Parliament, was the husband of the duchess’s sister, Diana Mitford. Books of The Times: Life Among the Upper Crust, Seen From Two Generations 2010-12-12T23:24:00Z The six Mitford sisters still manage to fascinate. 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z It’s this combination of glamour and utter seriousness that Nancy Mitford laughed at, and that I find irresistible.” Susan Mary Alsop: a Two-Continent Hostess 2012-11-09T23:22:51Z It describes a Mitford patriarch who, when asked what his idea of hell was, replied, “Honey on my bowler hat.” Books of The Times: Life Among the Upper Crust, Seen From Two Generations 2010-12-12T23:24:00Z 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. What Georgia O’Keeffe Taught Yayoi Kusama 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Nancy Mitford appears to have initially had that attitude toward fascism herself. What I’m Reading: The Rise of Fascism Edition 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z I picked out a half-dozen books, starting with a 1949 first American edition in dust jacket of Nancy Mitford’s comic novel, “Love in a Cold Climate.” Review | Bored with a book, I set off for New York, where I ... bought more books 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Christopher Mitford, 51, is now following in the footsteps of his grandfather and great-grandfather who also served with Durham Constabulary. Barrister becomes a police officer for Durham Constabulary 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z The novels took details from Mitford’s own famously unusual, semi-toxic family, copious enough to accommodate fascists, a muckracking journalist and a duchess among its seven siblings. This whimsical British period piece is the perfect midsummer binge 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z The handsomely mounted romantic drama, set in London between two world wars, is adapted from the beloved Nancy Mitford novel and directed by Emily Mortimer. Now streaming: ‘The Pursuit of Love,’ 2 new music series, ‘Freaky,’ ‘Jungle Cruise’ and more 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z His father was leader of the British Union of Fascists, and his mother one of the six famous Mitford sisters, aristocratic socialites on the London scene. Max Mosley, motorsport executive who helped turn Formula One into a global spectacle, dies at 81 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z In my early teens, the only reason I’d be up late would be to obliterate another Nancy Mitford novel. ‘Stripes are my version of a warm bath’: a fashion editor’s hits and misses 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z "It is a big change because it's not like any other job - it's really a way of life," PC Mitford said. Barrister becomes a police officer for Durham Constabulary 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z Novelists like Jane Austen, Nancy Mitford and Tom Perrotta spread their characters out on a slab and dissect them for amusement, emotional impact or the rough justice of irony. Review: A social comedy on 'detransitioning' asks: Who is anyone to judge? 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z The granddaughter of the 11th Duke of Devonshire, Andrew Cavendish, and his wife Deborah Mitford - one of a glamorous, unconventional aristocratic family - Tennant was one of the leading British models of the 1990s. British model and fashion muse Stella Tennant dies at age 50 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z When my parents built a house in Italy there was no electricity so my father would read to us by the fire – Chekhov and Nancy Mitford. Caroline Moorehead: ‘Simone de Beauvoir asked me for $200…’ 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z The Mitford books are not thrillers, though they are pleasant page turners. Opinion | We need better angels to make visits across politics this Thanksgiving 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z PC Mitford's arrest - which he said was "pretty nerve-wracking" - came on his first day. Barrister becomes a police officer for Durham Constabulary 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z Ms. Mitford was a wartime bookseller at the store. From a London Bookstore to the U.S. Reader 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z There wouldn’t be a space for female humour if Nancy Mitford hadn’t carved it out with a scalpel. Top 10 lost women's classics 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z Over drinks one evening, Mitford deeded him her one-sixth share of a Scottish island — a family inheritance — as a gift to the British Communist Party. Opinion | The Communist Party’s Party People 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z On those journeys and in between, I dove into “At Home in Mitford,” Karon’s first novel, and found there the secret to her success: graciousness and abhorrence of cruelty. Opinion | We need better angels to make visits across politics this Thanksgiving 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Now a year into his probation as a response officer based in Stanley, County Durham, PC Mitford said he now saw the law from a different perspective. Barrister becomes a police officer for Durham Constabulary 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z Journalist Mr Cadogan had been acquainted with Unity Mitford, a member of Hitler's inner circle of devotees. Signed copy of Hitler's Mein Kampf up for auction - BBC News 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z At a certain point, you’re going to run out of Mitford novels to reread. Top 10 lost women's classics 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z Jessica Mitford, the Communist writer and British upper-class rebel, lived in San Francisco. Opinion | The Communist Party’s Party People 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z Mitford is a good place to begin to see what that might look like, how a Mitford effect might be good for everyone at every age. Opinion | We need better angels to make visits across politics this Thanksgiving 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Writers as diverse as Herman Melville and Nancy Mitford offer striking passages. Medical research: Mariners' malady : Nature : Nature Research 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z Nancy Mitford - who spent much of her life in Paris - joked in one of her books that French nobles were far more touchy about status than their English peers. Why France's aristocracy hasn't gone away - BBC News 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z “The Six” is fine for readers new to the Mitfords, but the definitive biography remains “The Sisters.” The Mitford sisters: Better than a Downton Abbey episode 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z Even among those who find all of the Mitfords abhorrent, there’s a level of fascination with them as “prize exhibits in a museum of Englishness,” Thompson writes in the book. One Befriended Hitler, Another Inspired J.K. Rowling: Six Sisters Who Shook the World 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z She stood by as Billy’s brother Andrew and his wife, Deborah Mitford, the youngest of the remarkable six Mitford sisters, began to lead the life Kick had imagined would one day be hers. The charming, tragic sister of John F. Kennedy 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z Amusingly, after the emotive and divisive campaign he headed, Johnson’s team were briefing that he would be running for the Tory leadership as a “unity candidate” – Unity Mitford? Britain faces leaderless turmoil. But don’t worry, Boris is back from the cricket | Marina Hyde 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z In Northumberland, Rupert Mitford, the 6th Baron Redesdale, has claimed to have had more than 23,000 gray squirrels killed on his estate and beyond. The bloody battle to save the red squirrel 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Mary S. Lovell published “The Sisters,” a definitive biography of the Mitfords, in 2001. The Mitford sisters: Better than a Downton Abbey episode 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z “Take six girls, all of them rampant individualists, and let them loose upon one of the most politically explosive periods in history. That is the story of the Mitfords.” One Befriended Hitler, Another Inspired J.K. Rowling: Six Sisters Who Shook the World 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z Yet U.S. experiments on prisoners continued, leading to investigative journalist Jessica Mitford’s 1973 exposé in The Atlantic Monthly, “Experiments Behind Bars.” Studies that intentionally infect people with disease-causing bugs are on the rise 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z I am the Nancy Mitford of the modern age. Gucci geek chic is as close as fashion gets to feminism 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z As one of the Mitford sisters and the Dowager Duchess who ran the farm shop at Chatsworth and made hen-keeping cool, she is fashion royalty. The Duchess of Devonshire – fashion royalty who loved Elvis 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z “This was the central relationship of the Mitford girls, this push-and-pull between Nancy and Diana,” Thompson observes. The Mitford sisters: Better than a Downton Abbey episode 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z Unity Valkyrie Mitford was a fascist, too—in fact, she became a close personal friend of Adolf Hitler. One Befriended Hitler, Another Inspired J.K. Rowling: Six Sisters Who Shook the World 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z Known as “Debo,” the duchess was the youngest of the six witty, unconventional Mitford sisters who captured Britain’s imagination during the 1930s. Collection of Elvis-loving Duchess of Devonshire up for sale 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z Known as "Debo," the duchess was the youngest of the six witty, unconventional Mitford sisters who captured Britain's imagination during the 1930s. Possessions of a poultry-raising aristocrat who ran Britain's grandest stately home, was friends with John F. Kennedy and adored Elvis Presley are up for sale at Sotheby's in London 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z “The Mitford sisters, glam rock, military, wellies. Just a patchwork of things that I love,” he said of his inspiration backstage after his show at London fashion week last month. The Duchess of Devonshire – fashion royalty who loved Elvis 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z Unity Valkyrie Mitford, an ardent fascist, met Hitler in 1933 and moved to Munich a year later. The Mitford sisters: Better than a Downton Abbey episode 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z The new book The Six: The Lives of the Mitford Sisters explores the answer to that question. One Befriended Hitler, Another Inspired J.K. Rowling: Six Sisters Who Shook the World 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z “The collection was really a patchwork of everything that I love from music to the Mitford sisters, different period of history, a little bit of glam rock in there,” Bailey said backstage after the show. London fashion: Python at Burberry, faded romance at Erdem 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z "The collection was really a patchwork of everything that I love from music to the Mitford sisters, different period of history, a little bit of glam rock in there," Bailey said backstage after the show. Burberry, Erdem, Peter Pilotto lead London Fashion Week 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z Add some pearls and a couple of hens and a Mitfordian look worthy of a tribute to the last of the Mitford sisters will be yours. The Duchess of Devonshire – fashion royalty who loved Elvis 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z The question is whether we need another book about the Mitfords. The Mitford sisters: Better than a Downton Abbey episode 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z Mitford championed cremation as a sensible alternative to burial, and her book, which became a best-seller, helped set in motion an investigation of the industry by the Federal Trade Commission. The Rise of the Artisanal Funeral 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z By 1971, the group had been renamed and its annual conference was more about tear gas and stun guns than the souls of men, as detailed in Jessica Mitford’s book “Kind and Usual Punishment.” Prison Vendors See Continued Signs of a Captive Market 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z Although Jessica Mitford might argue that companies like Celestis and Eternal Reefs are just extensions of the exploitative funeral industry, the people behind those companies would say otherwise. Compost and spaceflight: Why people are starting to look for unconventional end-of-life options 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z Questions were raised long ago by muckraking journalist Jessica Mitford in "The American Way of Death," her 1963 expose of methods used by funeral homes to fleece people with costly and unnecessary services. Know your rights when dealing with a funeral home 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z Readers will need the Mitford family tree that appears at the front of the book, however, as Thompson leapfrogs through the saga of this infamous sisterhood. The Mitford sisters: Better than a Downton Abbey episode 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z When Mitford died, in 1996, she was cremated, at Pacific Interment, for a cost of four hundred and seventy-five dollars. The Rise of the Artisanal Funeral 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z Dowager duchess of Devonshire and the last of the witty, unconventional Mitford sisters. Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2014 2014-12-27T05:00:00Z Then, in 1963, Jessica Mitford’s exposé The American Way of Death challenged the way many people thought about the country’s elaborate burial process. Compost and spaceflight: Why people are starting to look for unconventional end-of-life options 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z Nancy Mitford earned £3 a week working there during the second world war, selling books to lettered types such as Osbert Sitwell and Cyril Connolly. For the person who has everything… 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z The Mitford sisters may be the most written-about girl group in history. The Mitford sisters: Better than a Downton Abbey episode 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z A decade later, Doughty took considerable satisfaction from the fact that she was operating the same machine in which Mitford had been reduced to ash. The Rise of the Artisanal Funeral 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z The last of the Mitford sisters, who transformed Chatsworth House in Derbyshire into a popular tourist attraction, died aged 94 last week. Dowager Duchess funeral to be held 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z Susannah @skittledog tweets: "Man, the Mitford sisters were an excellent study in how the social elite can go bonkers, weren't they?" Weekendish: The best of the week's reads 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z Under its new owner, Mitford’s nephew the Duke of Devonshire, it has quietly become a leading purveyor of bespoke libraries. For the person who has everything… 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z Now comes “The Six” by Laura Thompson, author of books on subjects as diverse as greyhound dog racing, Agatha Christie and the Lucan Affair and, most recently, a biography of Nancy Mitford. The Mitford sisters: Better than a Downton Abbey episode 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z Like Mitford, Doughty reviled the excesses of the funeral industry. The Rise of the Artisanal Funeral 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z The death of Deborah Mitford, the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, signals the end of an era. The six sisters that captured the maelstrom 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z Selina Hastings, a biographer and authority on the Mitford family, called Deborah Mitford “by far the most balanced of all the sisters. She was down to earth.” Deborah Mitford, last of six British sisters who shocked and entertained, dies at 94 But she started out as the youngest of the Mitford sisters – the country chick of that sophisticated brood, the extraordinary offspring of Lord Redesdale and his wife, Sydney. The Dowager Duchess of Devonshire obituary 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z Pamela Mitford, a fascist sympathizer, became the second wife of a renowned and rich physicist, who married three more times after divorcing her. The Mitford sisters: Better than a Downton Abbey episode 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z But the longer she worked at Pacific Interment the more she found her own attitude toward the dead body at odds with Mitford’s approach, which struck her as unsentimental to the point of callousness. The Rise of the Artisanal Funeral 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z She became the catalyst for the progression of the Mitford sisters, and how the sisters reacted to the turbulent 1930s. The six sisters that captured the maelstrom 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z Her father’s fluctuating fortunes caused a series of moves into ever-smaller homes, but Deborah Mitford nevertheless enjoyed a childhood that was essentially of her class and privileged status. Deborah Mitford, last of six British sisters who shocked and entertained, dies at 94 She came out as a debutante in 1938 at a ball given by her doting father at the Mitfords' London house, and enjoyed the last real season before the second world war. The Dowager Duchess of Devonshire obituary 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z “The Six” includes thousands of facts about the Mitford family, but Thompson offers few clear opinions of her subjects. The Mitford sisters: Better than a Downton Abbey episode 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z In 1963, Jessica Mitford published “The American Way of Death,” a scathing investigation into the practices of funeral directors. The Rise of the Artisanal Funeral 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z The death of the last Mitford sister, Deborah, Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, marks the end of a certain era, but for us inter-war enthusiasts, the fascination is timeless. The six sisters that captured the maelstrom 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z The closest to Waugh, Nancy Mitford went on to write two blockbuster satires in the 1940s that drew heavily on her family — “The Pursuit of Love” and “Love in a Cold Climate.” Deborah Mitford, last of six British sisters who shocked and entertained, dies at 94 Although sister Nancy's claim that Debo could imitate a hen expelling an egg might have been a joke, Debo did drive the cart delivering the Mitford henhouse eggs to the station. The Dowager Duchess of Devonshire obituary 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z Never mind their popularity, most of the Mitfords were unlikable. The Mitford sisters: Better than a Downton Abbey episode 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z Wait For Me: Memoirs of the Youngest Mitford Sister shines a light on the vanished world of high society, debutantes and their delights and the traumas of World War Two. Obituary: Dowager Duchess of Devonshire 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z Writers of period dramas and historical fiction look to the world of the Mitfords for inspiration. The six sisters that captured the maelstrom 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z Diana Mitford married the heir to the Guinness brewing fortune. Deborah Mitford, last of six British sisters who shocked and entertained, dies at 94 Deborah, Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, the last of the famous Mitford sisters, has died at the age of 94, her son has said. Dowager duchess of Devonshire, the last Mitford sister, dies aged 94 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z The Mitford sisters' activity fascinated - and sometimes scandalised - society in the 1940s. Last Mitford sister dies at 94 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z The Mitfords' childhood, immortalised in her sister Nancy's novels, The Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate, was the quintessence of British eccentricity. Obituary: Dowager Duchess of Devonshire 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z From novelist, farmer, fascist, communist and duchess - there is a Mitford girl for everyone. The six sisters that captured the maelstrom 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z Deborah’s only brother, Tom Mitford, died fighting the Japanese in Burma. Deborah Mitford, last of six British sisters who shocked and entertained, dies at 94 But it is perhaps because of her position as the youngest of the six Mitford sisters that “Debo”, as she was called throughout her lifetime, will best be remembered. Dowager duchess of Devonshire, the last Mitford sister, dies aged 94 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z His friends tended to be Brits of a similar background and era - Noel Coward, Dirk Bogarde, Diana Cooper, the Mitfords and later, Bruce Chatwin. Remembering Peter and Paddy 2014-04-18T16:20:11Z She was also the last of the fabled Mitford sisters, whose doings fascinated - and sometimes scandalised - society in the 1940s. Obituary: Dowager Duchess of Devonshire 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z The Swan Inn, which featured on Downton Abbey and belongs to the last Mitford sister. Drizzle and a gastropub for Hollande 2014-01-31T19:48:54Z Deborah Mitford, the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, was the last of six famous sisters in an upper-crust British family whose antics left her countrymen shocked, appalled and always entertained. Deborah Mitford, last of six British sisters who shocked and entertained, dies at 94 Her siblings included novelist Nancy Mitford and socialite Diana Mitford - who married the fascist leader Oswald Mosley. Hollande and Cameron enjoy pub lunch 2014-01-31T17:21:48Z The restaurant, or at least people connected to it, took umbrage, and letters were sent to the magazine accusing Ms. Mitford of being drunk and disorderly. Joseph Santo Dies at 84; Restaurateur of Romance 2013-12-29T00:17:56Z In the 1960s, Jessica Mitford’s muckraking classic The American Way of Death chronicled the industry’s business practices, shedding light on the kind of merchandise sold to mourning families. Your Funeral Home May be Scamming You 2013-07-26T10:50:25Z Nothing yet brought from that country is more interesting to us than the specimens given in Mr. Mitford's book of the short, homely, humorous, sound Japanese sermons. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z And I can only give now a hasty additional flavor of these Scott days by reminding you of the bare names of Thomas Hope, Lockhart, Theodore Hook, Mrs. Trollope, Mrs. Gore and Miss Mitford. The English Novel And the Principle of its Development 2012-03-21T02:00:37.123Z The Duchess of Devonshire is the last survivor of the six Mitford sisters. Hollande and Cameron enjoy pub lunch 2014-01-31T17:21:48Z Sign of the Dove was enough of a Manhattan hot spot to have been involved in a wacky contretemps with the writer Jessica Mitford that created a tut-tut bit of scandal. Joseph Santo Dies at 84; Restaurateur of Romance 2013-12-29T00:17:56Z His distinguished biographer, Mr. Mitford, who was himself a Protestant clergyman, has spoken on this subject with great candour and ability. Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, July 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:19.393Z Various people came in, among others Mrs. Mitford, who is a devoted friend of the Tecks, and so sorry for them. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z Miss Mitford and Bulwer-Lytton had written "dramatic scenes." Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z Cecil Mitford had been fortunate enough to unearth among the undigested masses of the Record Office. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z Mitford was a Tory, who thought to demonstrate the evils of democracy from the example of the Athenian state. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Mary Russell Mitford found stories of which the animal world were the heroes 'more touching than the grander histories of men and women.' W. & R. Chambers Selected Catalogue 1892 Suitable for Prizes and Presentation 2011-11-13T03:00:15.400Z It is this: As soon as I get my ship cleared and paid off at Hull, I am going straight back to Lerwick to ask Miss Mitford if she will be my wife.” Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z Miss Mitford's "Julian" made little impression on the stage, and her other tragedies, except "Rienzi," still less. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z Sure enough the fever did come in good time, and the very first person who sickened with it was Cecil Mitford. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z Grote, like Mitford, was a politician—an ardent Radical, with republican sympathies. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z See also Mitford's edition of his works, with life, London, 1836. English Lands Letters and Kings Queen Anne and the Georges 2011-08-29T02:01:10.603Z Will be first among the seals, Miss Mitford, and first home.” Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z Our Village, by Miss Mitford, is an instance. The Lure of the Pen A book for Would-Be Authors 2011-07-26T02:00:15.573Z Cecil Mitford tore his hair as he counted it in impotent self punishment; two hundred and twenty pounds, and he had expected at least as many thousands! The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z I must sketch him for you; but only Miss Mitford could do him justice. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. I (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:11.383Z She was accused of having declined playing Inez de Castro in Miss Mitford's tragedy, and I heard her repel that accusation very indignantly. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. III (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:09.667Z No, Miss Mitford, no; the seasons may change, but Captain Hardy—never. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z Tennyson borrowed the story of his 'Dora' from Miss Mitford; and Charles Reade had no scruple in making a play out of Tennyson's poem. A Book About the Theater 2011-07-21T02:00:23.843Z The new-comer raised his hat slightly to Cecil Mitford, and spoke at once in the grave gentle voice of an educated and cultivated mulatto. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z Lovell, whose past biographies have treated the Mitford sisters, among other subjects, is frank about relegating D-Day, Yalta and the like to the background, preferring to concentrate on the family’s unending domestic tangles. Inside the Churchill Clan 2011-06-24T16:28:59Z Setting aside my respect for Miss Mitford, I never, on principle, have refused a part. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. III (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:09.667Z Mitford: It is clear enough, though I know not the details of his life, that the horrors of the French Revolution had sunk deep into his soul. Problems in Greek history 2011-06-09T02:00:18.427Z Ancient Greece, as Mitford describes, “though a narrow country, was very much divided by mountains and politics.” Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Cecil Mitford gasped out eagerly, clutching at this fresh straw with all the anxiety of a drowning man. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z He was irritated by the Toryism of Mitford’s History of Greece, which he exposed in an article in the Westminster Review. The Age of Tennyson 2011-05-31T02:00:36.607Z The toast of “Miss Mitford, the future Mrs. Amhurst,” was drunk with great enthusiasm, and a series of athletic sports concluded the festivities. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z Clinton alludes to Mitford's effect upon him in his Journal. Problems in Greek history 2011-06-09T02:00:18.427Z “Besides,” wrote Miss Mitford, “her remarkable talent for graceful and polished pleasantry, whether in prose or verse, Miss Catherine Fanshawe was admirable as a letter-writer, and as a designer in almost every style.” Literary Byways 2011-05-12T02:00:09.493Z And he handed Cecil Mitford his card, with all the courteous dignity of a born gentleman. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z Read Miss Mitford’s description of a cricket-match on the village green; watch a schoolboys’ game, consider the mirth and merriment that they get out of it, and sympathise with modern cricket if you can. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z The lines run thus, Mitford's emendations being given above Mason's. Essays 2011-04-15T02:00:16.160Z There is also a cabinet edition in 8 vols., published in 1835, and continued from the death of Agesilaus, where Mitford had stopped, to that of Alexander, by R. A. Davenport. Problems in Greek history 2011-06-09T02:00:18.427Z Miss Mitford** was a staunch admirer of Lever. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z He was a solemn-looking middle-aged black man, with a keen smart face, not the wrong sort of man, Cecil Mitford felt sure, for such a job as the one he contemplated. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z See Hazlitt’s account of Hunt in Italy given in a letter from Haydon to Miss Mitford. Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats 2011-04-02T02:00:11.477Z Both Mason and Mitford tried their hands at restoring the text. Essays 2011-04-15T02:00:16.160Z Funeral directors, Mitford informed readers, would manipulate low-income clients by arranging coffins of mediocre quality at a roughly affordable price, with a few nicer specimens. The costly business of dying 2011-03-28T13:02:27Z D. Writing to Miss Mitford, in November 1850, Mrs Browning makes a sad complaint of the Irish novelist. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z Cecil Mitford waited with almost fiendish eagerness to hear that some prominent white man was dead or dying. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z Of course the old Tory type of Greek historian, like Mitford, revelled in an affirmative answer. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z Some chord seems to snap; it is no longer the spirit of the ancient rhymer, but Miss Mitford's friend who catches up the lyre and will have her last word. Essays 2011-04-15T02:00:16.160Z In 1963, Jessica Mitford published The American Way of Death, an exposé of US funeral practices. The costly business of dying 2011-03-28T13:02:27Z The Colony has lost a friend by the death of Mr Mitford Bowker. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z Cecil Mitford fretted and fumed and worried by himself, wondering whether he would be kept there for ever and ever, waiting till some useless nobody chose to die. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z But the trimness of her plots and the delicacy of her miniature work have affinities in Maria Edgeworth, Harriet Martineau and Mary Russell Mitford, three excellent writers of pure English prose. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z Mitford begins in the rural idyll of her childhood. The Last Mitford 2010-12-31T16:59:56Z Reading from Watson's police statement, Miss Mitford added: "In summary he admits that he took advantage of a vulnerable girl." Man jailed for sex with autistic girl 2010-04-22T18:33:00Z I knew about the daughters of the aristocracy, like Diana Mitford who married Oswald Mosley, but I had not realised that young girls, like my own mother, could have been sucked in too. 2010-01-03T00:08:00Z This curious coincidence gave a great shock of surprise to young Mitford. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z Mitford and Grote may be considered in the light of Tory and Radical historical pamphleteers, but Grote’s work has the much larger measure of permanent value. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z In their lives, Fermor and Mitford have accomplished marvels on and off the page, with seemingly effortless ease. The Last Mitford 2010-12-31T16:59:56Z Mr. Mitford, his daughters, and Wilfrid then mounted; the lad had already been asked if he was accustomed to riding. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War And it is strange how he should introduce the name of Cicero, as if he were not that very master of amplification, and of over-copiousness of expression, which Mitford imagines Young to be! Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes How it got there nobody knows, and probably nobody but Cecil Mitford himself could ever have succeeded in solving the mystery. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z Mitford brings forward with excellent effect his knowledge of nature, customs and tradition. Lord Stranleigh Abroad Then again, judging from extant Mitford lore, that experience would have proved testing. The Last Mitford 2010-12-31T16:59:56Z "Mr. Mitford, I think I shall make you a bid for this on my own account, and so cut out my young friend Wilfrid." Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War Mitford says, that “every image is amplified to the utmost.” Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes But Cecil Mitford took no notice of them: he merely sat with his arms folded, and gazed abstractedly at that disappointing, disheartening, irretrievable piece of crabbed writing. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z Reading the other day a letter by Miss Mitford, I was reminded of you as the eye is reminded of green when it sees scarlet. The Intellectual Life “Few people realize,” Mitford observes, “how a house like Chatsworth, the land and the people who live on it are interdependent.” The Last Mitford 2010-12-31T16:59:56Z After wandering about for an hour they proceeded to the address Mr. Mitford had given them. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War It never, as Mitford asserts, is unsupported by a “corresponding grandeur of thought.” Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes Cecil Mitford felt the earth shivering beneath him at that moment, as verily as the Port Royal folk had felt it shiver in 1692. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z Miss Mitford is speaking of a certain writer who is at the same time a clergyman, 471 and whom it is not difficult to recognize. The Intellectual Life Immediately afterwards, April 21, 1821, Haydon wrote a letter to Miss Mitford, repeating, with some verbal variations, what is said above, and adding several other particulars concerning Keats. Life of John Keats They were warmly received by the Mitfords, and introduced to Mr. and Mrs. Jackson. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War A version is in Mitford’s Japanese book; and far better versions are common in Japan.” Indian Fairy Tales In a moment Cecil Mitford had taken out all the coins of the first tier, and laid bare the oaken bottom. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z Done with a delicate Dutch fidelity, these little prose pastorals of Miss Mitford’s would live were they purely imaginary—so perfect is their finish, so tender and joyous their touch. Lavengro The Scholar, The Gypsy, The Priest In writing to Miss Mitford, Haydon added: “His ruin was owing to his want of decision of character, and power of will, without which genius is a curse.” Life of John Keats It sounds tempting, Mr. Mitford, and I will certainly have a look at the ground. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War By her sofa nestled Flush, her dog, Miss Mitford’s gift. The Brownings Their Life and Art On the evening when the Hon. Charles Barclay died, Cecil Mitford went out, for the first time after his terrible illness, to speak a few words in private with the negro sexton. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z Among Mitford's MS. variations we find "coming kiss." Select Poems of Thomas Gray A Portrait of A. B. Mitford, Esq., and a marble version of the Athlete Struggling with a Python, were also shown in the same exhibition. Frederic Lord Leighton An Illustrated Record of His Life and Work Is there such a thing as a boat or a good-sized canoe to be had, Mr. Mitford? Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War Miss Mitford was somewhat concerned with this hazardous venture, but she had no desire to discuss Dickens, as she “could not admire his love of low life!” The Brownings Their Life and Art For a few minutes, eager and frightened as he was, Cecil Mitford did not dare even to touch the precious pieces. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z Mitford considers this use of the word "unusually bold, to say the least." Select Poems of Thomas Gray Done with a delicate Dutch fidelity, these little prose pastorals of Miss Mitford's would live were they purely imaginary—so perfect is their finish, so tender and joyous their touch. Law and Laughter I shall ask Mr. Mitford to get me up at once a heavy door and shutters for the window strong enough to stand an assault. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War Miss Mitford added that she was “certainly one of the most interesting persons” she had ever seen; “of a slight, delicate figure,... large, tender eyes, and a smile like a sunbeam.” The Brownings Their Life and Art From that moment forth, Cecil Mitford gave himself up almost entirely to tracing out the forgotten history of the old buccaneer. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z Mitford quotes Spenser, F. Q.: "But gnawing Jealousy out of their sight, Sitting alone, his bitter lips did bite." Select Poems of Thomas Gray In 1810 Miss Mitford first appeared as an authoress, by publishing a volume of poems, which, in the course of the following year, passed into a second edition. A Walk from London to Fulham I wish I could think so," Mr. Mitford said; "but it is terribly hard to kill a superstition. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War But there was a day on which she went to Chiswick with Wordsworth and Miss Mitford, and all the way she thought she must be dreaming. The Brownings Their Life and Art Cecil Mitford had at least one strong quality—indomitable energy and perseverance. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z Mitford points out that the identical expression occurs in Sandys's translation of Ovid, Met. iv. Select Poems of Thomas Gray Miss Mitford, we believe, was educated there, and Lady Caroline Lamb was an inmate for a time.” A Walk from London to Fulham It is possible that they will bring us some news from the Mitfords. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War Of the personal friends of Elizabeth Barrett one of the nearest was Mary Russell Mitford, who was nineteen years her senior. The Brownings Their Life and Art That very evening Cecil Mitford sought out and found the Spanish Town gravedigger. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z But, as Mitford remarks, Akenside himself in his Ode on Lyric Poetry has, "While I so late unlock thy purer springs," and in his Pleasures of Imagination, "I unlock the springs of ancient wisdom." Select Poems of Thomas Gray The life of the poet by Mitford, extending to about a hundred pages, embodies in a clear style all the facts which have been gathered by previous biographers, without reproducing any of their bigotries. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848 They have been here upwards of two years," Mr. Mitford replied; "but the place is not likely to improve were they to be here another ten. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War Mitford can be relied on to write a stirring novel of adventure, and to this class his latest work belongs. The White Lie After a while, however, mere numerical cupidity began to get the better of this heroic mood, and Cecil Mitford turned somewhat languidly to the vulgar task of counting the rows of doubloons. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z Our feeling towards Gray in this matter is much the same as our feeling towards Mitford in the matter of Greek history. Select Poems of Thomas Gray Mitford, Mr., notice of the breeding of horses by Erichthonius, ii. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) "Mr. Mitford here has been telling me how energetically you have been working, and I see that the house has made wonderful progress." Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War Bertram Mitford can always be depended upon to spin a rattling story, and in ‘Averno’ he has made no exception to his excellent rule.” The White Lie Miss Mitford got out, ran up the steps, and rang the bell; in a moment or two three little girls with very pasty faces and lack-lustre eyes appeared. The Time of Roses Mitford quotes Oldham, Ode: "And know I have not yet the leisure to be good." Select Poems of Thomas Gray The humor of Mary Russell Mitford, quiet and delectable, must not be forgotten. The Wit of Women Fourth Edition Bad news came in yesterday evening, and we should have come straight over if it had been possible, but Mr. Mitford would not let us leave till morning. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War Third Edition, crown 8vo, with Portrait of Miss Mitford, price 5s., Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot There was no chance of Miss Mitford discovering her secret. The Time of Roses Mitford suggests that Gray had in mind Horace, Od. i. Select Poems of Thomas Gray Miss Mitford was more successful, for some of her plays were repeatedly acted. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville Mr. Mitford was asked to get all the colonists on this river to arm and prepare for an attack. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War Mitford set aside this too great reverence for the ancient literati. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 A certain Miss Mitford, the head of this part of the establishment, wandered in, saw that Florence was quite alone, noticed how ill and wretched she looked, and sat down near her. The Time of Roses A MS. variation of this line mentioned by Mitford is, "Molest and pry into her ancient reign." Select Poems of Thomas Gray Miss Mitford has described Anna Seward as “all tinkling and tinsel—a sort of Dr. Darwin in petticoats.” Anna Seward and Classic Lichfield Three years after their return to England they received the news that Kate Mitford had changed her name, and was installed as mistress at The Glade. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War The history is not far enough advanced to enable us to judge whether Mr Grote will preserve himself from a political bias, the opposite of that which has been so much censured in Mitford. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 Miss Mitford was not remarkable for her penetration of character, but she was essentially kind. The Time of Roses Mitford says, "To ply a care is an expression that is not proper to our language, and was probably formed for the rhyme share." Select Poems of Thomas Gray A few days ago we saw a letter from Miss Mitford, addressed to a friend in this country, in which he is referred to as one of the "living classics of our tongue." The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 That's the place," Mr. Mitford said, "and a very pretty one it is. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War But Mitford overcame one set of prejudices by the force which prejudices of another kind had endowed him with. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 "I am sorry I was late, dears," said Miss Mitford; "but jump in: there is room for us all in the barouche." The Time of Roses Mitford quotes Pope, Elegy on an Unfortunate Lady, 49: "No friend's complaint, no kind domestic tear Pleas'd thy pale ghost, or grac'd thy mournful bier; By foreign hands thy dying eyes were clos'd." Select Poems of Thomas Gray A little later, on February 9th, another contingent of Yeomanry, under Colonel Mitford, were inspected by the Prince ere they departed for South Africa. The Life of King Edward VII with a sketch of the career of King George V The bullocks arrived from Mr. Mitford's, and as soon as the first logs were brought up to the house the work of building was commenced. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War —Mitford Do the duty which lies nearest thee! Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Literature Two hybrids, a male and female, thus produced, were found by Mr. Mitford to be quite sterile: both inherited the peculiar voice of G. Stanleyii. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. On a MS. variation of this stanza given by Mitford, see above, footnote. Select Poems of Thomas Gray In this connection one remembers Miss Mitford and her charming history of the loss of her yellow pride—the Apollo among dahlias. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy These were obtained from Mr. Mitford's store, as they were constantly required by settlers. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War There followed a racy story, inimitably told, of Miss Mitford in her less regenerate days. Punch, or the London Charivari, June 10, 1914 I read and reread "Our Village" until I could close my eyes at any time and see the little world in which Miss Mitford lived. Confessions of a Book-Lover As Mitford remarks, obscure and poor make "a very imperfect rhyme;" and the same might be said of toil and smile. Select Poems of Thomas Gray Lovable Miss Mitford! how pleasant would have been a flower-talk with her! The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy If there is any trouble anywhere along the river Mitford is sure to be the first to hear of it. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War I was accompanied by one no less curious and enthusiastic than myself—Edward Ledwich Mitford, afterwards engaged in the civil service in Ceylon. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure Just about this time, one of the book auctions yielded up a copy of the "Complete Works of Miss Mitford." Confessions of a Book-Lover Mitford points out "the ambiguity of this couplet, which indeed gives a sense exactly contrary to that intended; to avoid which one must break the grammatical construction." Select Poems of Thomas Gray Near this village, almost within our own times, lived Mary Russell Mitford, whose delightful book, Our Village, neglected for years and almost forgotten, has set sail again before the favouring breeze of the cheap edition. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler Mr. Mitford owned a considerable extent of land, and was doing very well. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War By Mary Russell Mitford These are good days for great heroes; so far at least as regards the general spread and universal diffusion of celebrity. Mr. Joseph Hanson, The Haberdasher By Mary Russell Mitford Times are altered since Gray spoke of the young Etonians as a set of dirty boys playing at cricket. Honor O'callaghan As Mitford remarks, beech and stretch form an imperfect rhyme. Select Poems of Thomas Gray It was only by accident—so neatly had the operation been performed—that I saw inside the original address, "Miss Mitford, Three Mile Cross, Reading, Berks." Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler "You can take up the next bit of land above it," Mr. Mitford said. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War By Mary Russell Mitford Living as we do in the midst of rivers, water in all its forms, except indeed that of the trackless and mighty ocean, is familiar to our little inland county. Jesse Cliffe We ought to add that Miss Mitford's admiration increased with time. Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters A Family Record All of Mitford's that we have examined swarm with errors, especially in the notes. Select Poems of Thomas Gray These elementary works, with some others of an immediately practical cast—Tidd's Practice, Stephen's Pleading, Greenleaf's Evidence, Leigh's Nisi Prius, Mitford's Equity Pleading—well conned, make up the best part of office reading. An Essay on Professional Ethics Second Edition About that," Mr. Mitford replied; "and there are two or three other patches which amount to about as much more. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War This little work was much commended by Lord Jeffrey, and received the strong approbation of the late amiable Miss Mitford. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Jane Austen had no more doubt as to who was the author than Miss Mitford had. Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters A Family Record Mitford says that toll is "not the appropriate verb," as the curfew was rung, not tolled. Select Poems of Thomas Gray Miss Mary Wilkins, who is a very much younger writer than any of the three here dealt with, reminds an English reader both of George Eliot and Miss Mitford. My Contemporaries In Fiction "And how about the next lot, Mr. Mitford?" Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War Among the latest of Mr Bennoch's movements in literary affairs, may be mentioned his services on behalf of the late estimable Mary Russell Mitford. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century The chances of an early vacancy at Ashe, where Dr. Russell—the grandfather of Mary Russell Mitford—had been established since 1729, must have seemed the greater; but fate decided otherwise. Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters A Family Record Mitford cites Broome, Ode on Melancholy: "While round stern ministers of fate, Pain and Disease and Sorrow, wait;" and Otway, Alcibiades, v. Select Poems of Thomas Gray “I don’t believe in ’em,” said Mrs Mitford to Mrs Massey one day as they stood looking over the side of the ship. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue There was to be a floor over all the new portion of the building; Mr. Mitford was getting up the requisite number of planks from a saw-mill at the next settlement. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War Neither the spirit of Mitford nor the solid sense of Thirlwall could long preserve them from eclipse. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, August 1850 of Literature, Science and Art. Miss Mitford, indeed, could hardly have done less, after repeating this somewhat spiteful gossip, than mention the hostile quarter from which it arose. Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters A Family Record Mitford censures teach as ungrammatical; but it may be justified as a "construction according to sense." Select Poems of Thomas Gray Mitford will search for fresh water—there must be a spring or brook not far off—and Massey and I will rig up some sort of shelter for the night.” The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue Mr. Renshaw here came up and was introduced to Mr. Mitford, who repeated his offer. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War I read some fine sacred poems of his in a Collection of John Mitford’s: he selects them from a book of Vaughan’s called ‘Silex Scintillans,’ 1621. Letters of Edward FitzGerald in two volumes, Vol. 1 Here he shed tears; and, to the astonishment of those present, Mitford, the Solicitor-General, began to weep. The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings Mitford says: "Woeful-wan is not a legitimate compound, and must be divided into two separate words, for such they are, when released from the handcuffs of the hyphen." Select Poems of Thomas Gray “The very thing!” said Mitford, with a look of melancholy satisfaction. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue Mr. Mitford was saying that he hoped that you might settle down somewhere in his locality; but at any rate it will be best to look round first. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War Mitford, Mary Russell, ii, 26; v, 59; life of Dean Swift by, i, 143. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians They plundered the cardinals, but carried the bishop a prisoner to Mitford Castle. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Durham A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espiscopal See We suspect that this is also the reading of the Wrightson MS., as Mitford says it is noted by Mason. Select Poems of Thomas Gray Indeed, he had been a lover of Mrs Mitford, when she was Peggy Owen, though her husband knew nothing of that. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue I have a boat," Mr. Mitford said smiling, "and you shall have a couple of natives to paddle you up. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War Their library—a large one—boasted a delightful harbourage of such writers as Jane Austen, Miss Mitford, and Maria Edgeworth. Scottish Ghost Stories At this time, too, began another of Elizabeth's valued friendships—that with Miss Mitford, author of Our Village and other works less well remembered. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Years ago, Miss Mitford said that she knew no one so thoroughly original. The Arena Volume 4, No. 20, July, 1891 Mitford seemed to think any remark superfluous, for he only groaned. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue Perhaps you are right, Mrs. Mitford, though my weight is really a great drawback to my carrying out my views in regard to travel. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War "Have you read the American novels?" wrote in November, 1824, Mary Russell Mitford to a friend. James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters Macmillan & Company, London, for permission to use "The Grateful Foxes" and "The Badger's Money," from "Tales of Old Japan," by A. B. Mitford. Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know Mary Mitford and Mrs. Browning were blessed with a friendship enviably full and satisfying. The Friendships of Women “Suppose we cut some grass and try that?” suggested Mitford. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue In the evening the Allens or Mr. Atherton frequently dropped in, and occasionally Mr. Mitford and his daughters rode over, or the party came up in the boat. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War We learn something about it in Miss Mitford's sketches of "Our Village" and in Miss Edgeworth's "Tales." Sir Joshua Reynolds A Collection of Fifteen Pictures and a Portrait of the Painter with Introduction and Interpretation After freedom my mother raised me on de Marse Adam Barber place, up by Rocky Mount and Mitford. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 It was likewise celebrated with happy heartiness by Miss Barrett, in her maiden days, in her fine poem, "To Flush, my Dog;" the dog, Flush, being a valued gift from Miss Mitford. The Friendships of Women Mitford did not hear, but a touch of Slag’s toe caused him to feel and to rise. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue Oh, never mind that," Mr. Mitford said; "we shall land at once, and shall have all the morning to talk with them. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War They were also statesmen; and Mitford always treats Demosthenes as first lord of the treasury and premier. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg Major-General Sir W. Douglas left the division, and his successor, Major-General Mitford, lost no time in getting us ready for the line. The Seventh Manchesters July 1916 to March 1919 Major Mitford returned to the French front, only to fall on May 13th, 1915. Some Diversions of a Man of Letters Sedate and strong-minded though she was, Nellie could not help shrieking as she went over; but the shriek given by Mrs Mitford was tenfold more piercing. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue Two days later there was a general break up of the party, for Mr. and Mrs. Mitford started with their daughters in a steamer bound to Hawke Bay. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War Among the English contributors were Miss Mitford, Miss Jean Roberts, Miss Browne, and Mrs. Hall, the ablest writers for English children, and already familiar to American households. Forgotten Books of the American Nursery A History of the Development of the American Story-Book Miss Mitford, too, lived quietly in ‘Our Village,’ devoting her time and talents to the benefit of a father scarcely worthy of her; but she did not live there unknown. Memoir of Jane Austen His eldest son, Major the Hon. Clement Mitford, after brilliantly distinguishing himself in battle, was received by the King and decorated, to the rapturous exultation of his father. Some Diversions of a Man of Letters “There! there’s another,” interrupted Mrs Mitford, with a little scream, as a tremendous crash of crockery burst upon her ear. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue A few miles up this river was the farm of Mr. Mitford. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War Whose domestic record is more lovely in its pure womanliness than Hannah More's, or Miss Mitford's, or Mrs. Browning's? who wears deathless laurels more modestly than Rosa Bonheur? Infelice Hundreds admired Miss Mitford on account of her writings for one who ever connected the idea of Miss Austen with the press. Memoir of Jane Austen Mitford, who composed his history of Greece during the stormy times of the French Revolution, thought it compatible with his duty as an historian to strike a blow at Whigs and Jacobins. Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913 “Please, sir, may I go with Mitford to seek for water?” asked Nellie. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue Mr. Mitford gave him the native names of many of them. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War This journal has been published in Mr. Clayden's Early Tears of Samuel Rogers, and a few additional particulars omitted in it are found in Dyce's published and Mitford's unpublished recollections of Rogers's table-talk. Life of Adam Smith Mrs. Mitford was the daughter of Dr. Russell, Rector of Ashe, a parish adjoining Steventon, so that the families of Austen and Russell must at that time have been known to each other. Memoir of Jane Austen At Mitford Junction, Colonel and Mrs. Stokes and Mr. Oliver Smith joined their party, and they travelled to Norminster together. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax “That’s so, Joe,” said Mitford, “and yonder’s a height away there, right in the wind’s eye, that will act as a beacon to us.” The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue "I am afraid you are too late," Mr. Mitford laughed. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War She wrote very rapidly, and her friend, Miss Mitford, tells us that "Lady Geraldine's Courtship," containing ninety- three stanzas, was composed in twelve hours! McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader But the date assigned by Miss Mitford for the termination of the acquaintance is the time of her mother’s marriage. Memoir of Jane Austen Such was the verdict of Mr. Wilson, the general practitioner at Mitford, who arrived first upon the scene, and Dr. Marks, the experienced physician from Norminster, who came in the early morning, supported his opinion. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax Influenced by his romantic spirit, Mitford betrayed a troublesome tendency to wander from his comrades in pursuit of the Unknown. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue There is no reason whatever," Mr. Mitford agreed; "only, unfortunately, the natives seldom behave as we expect them to do, and generally act precisely as we expect they will not act. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War Miss Mitford passed the last forty years of her life in a little cottage in Berkshire, among a simple, country people, to whom she was greatly endeared by her kindness and social virtues. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader I do not care to correct the inaccurate account of Jane Austen’s manners in after life: because Miss Mitford candidly expresses a doubt whether she had not been misinformed on that point. Memoir of Jane Austen He had walked over from Mitford Junction, in the absence of any vehicle to bring him on, and was jaded and depressed, though with an air of forced composure. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax Although poor Mrs Mitford appeared to become resigned to her great loss as time passed by, it was evident to her kind-hearted female companions that she was not recovering from the shock she had received. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue The natives murdered two settlers at a farm some four miles from Mr. Mitford's. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War I want to hear about you again, dear, dearest Miss Mitford, and I can't hear. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II Miss Mitford does not profess to have known Jane Austen herself, but to report what had been told her by her mother. Memoir of Jane Austen Came home, and read Mitford again, and played with my mastiff—gave him his supper. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals Nellie, an’ that will give ’em a surprise!” interrupted Mrs Mitford, drying her eyes. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue Mr. Mitford had approved of their intention of holding the house. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War My dearest Miss Mitford,—I am quite in pain to have to write a farewell to you after all. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II The editor of Miss Mitford’s Life very properly observes in a note how different this description is from p. Memoir of Jane Austen Returned home—dined—dipped into a volume of Mitford's Greece—wrote part of a scene of 'Sardanapalus.' Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals O’Connor went off alone, bestowing a mysterious wink on Peggy Mitford as he left. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue We cannot get away now; for although we can defend ourselves well enough here, we could not make our way down through the woods to Mitford's without great risks. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War My dearest Miss Mitford,—I this moment receive your little note. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II I remember Miss Mitford’s saying to me: ‘I would almost cut off one of my hands, if it would enable me to write like your aunt with the other.’ Memoir of Jane Austen Corrected blunders in nine apophthegms of Bacon—all historical—and read Mitford's Greece. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals “Is the lad really dyin’?” asked Mitford, laying down his knife and fork, and looking earnestly into his companion’s face. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue Upon the return of the party Mr. Mitford was informed of the determination that had been arrived at. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War How beautiful Paris is, and how I agree with you, as we both did with dear Miss Mitford, on the subject of Louis Napoleon. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II Since these pages were in type, I have read with astonishment the strange misrepresentation of my aunt’s manners given by Miss Mitford in a letter which appears in her lately-published Life, vol. i. p. Memoir of Jane Austen Not that dear Miss Mitford did not talk both for me and herself, ... for that, of course she did. The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 “Look-out!” exclaimed Slag at the moment, for a couple of fish flew over the bulwarks just then, and fell on deck almost at Mrs Mitford’s feet. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue Mrs. Mitford had already said that she should not accompany them, the distance being longer than she cared to ride; and four horses were therefore brought round. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War Dearest Miss Mitford, the 'Athenæum' is always as frigid as Mont Blanc; it can't be expected to grow warmer for looking over your green valleys and still waters. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II We hazard little in saying that the touching story of "Grace Linden," which properly leads the collection, is scarcely surpassed in beauty by any thing in the works of Maria Edgeworth, or Mary Russell Mitford. True Stories of History and Biography And then she showed me a note, an autograph note from the poet, confessing the M or N part of the business—while Miss O or P confessed herself, said Miss Mitford. The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 This remark, coming as it did from lugubrious Mitford, caused Terrence O’Connor to smile. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue After an hour's ride over the holding and the lands adjoining it, which Mr. Mitford advised should be also taken up, they returned to the hut. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War How many hang their hearts upon your sickbed, dearest Miss Mitford! The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II Mitford, while he was writing his most celebrated book, lived in the fields, making his bed of grass and nettles, while two-pennyworth of bread and cheese with an onion was his daily food. T. De Witt Talmage As I Knew Him That Miss Cushman went to Three Mile Cross the other day, and visited Miss Mitford, and pleased her a good deal, I fancied from what she said, ... and with reason, from what you say. The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 “Try a bit o’ plum-duff, Mrs Mitford,” suggested Massey, with well-intentioned sincerity, holding up a lump of the viand on his fork. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue Pray do not blame yourself, Mr. Mitford; whatever comes of it we are delighted with the choice we have made. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War The first letter from Paris has, however, a special interest as containing a very full estimate of the character and genius of Mrs. Browning's dear friend, Miss Mitford. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II Mary R. Mitford and Mrs. Alexander have written many entertaining and popular novels. A History of English Prose Fiction Because Miss Mitford's friend Mr. Buckingham is ordered by his medical adviser to complete his cure by these means; and he is not rich. The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 Seeing this, the captain ordered Mitford to get into the boat first, and help to stow the others, for it would be a tight pack, he said, to stow them all. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue If they have been, as I feel sure they will be if they venture to attack Mitford's place, roughly handled, the whole body may return home. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War It is addressed to Mr. Ruskin, who had been unceasingly attentive and helpful to Miss Mitford during her declining days. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II Mr. Mitford, in a curious dissection of the Elegy, has found numerous errors of rhetoric, and even of grammar. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction Miss Mitford's doctrine is that everything put into the poetry, is taken out of the man and lost utterly by him. The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 “Not a drop of black blood in her body!” was Mrs Mitford’s verdict after the lecture was over. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue A boat-load of supplies was sent up from Mr. Mitford's stores. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War The pause in writing has come from the confusion in living, my ever dearest Miss Mitford, and no worse cause. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II The historian writes from his own political point of view; and Grote's history exhibits his own views of reform as plainly as that of Mitford sets forth his aristocratic proclivities. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction But 'bricks and mortar' is very easily said—and some of the thoughts in 'Sordello' not so readily even if Miss Mitford were to try her hand on them. The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 “She’s always all right,” remarked Mitford in a funereal tone, which, however, was meant to be confidential. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue But Mr. Mitford advised that Wilfrid should, as long as they were at this work, let them feed with the men. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War I fear much that dear Miss Mitford has suffered seriously from the effects of the damp house last winter. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II Mary Russell Mitford, 1786-1855: she was a poet and a dramatist, but is chiefly known by her stories. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction Dear Miss Mitford comes to-morrow, and I am not glad enough. The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 But this one was unusually bad, and was, unfortunately, an old acquaintance of the Mitfords. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue One morning Mr. and Mrs. Renshaw went down to spend a long day with the Mitfords. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War My ever dearest Miss Mitford,—I must write to you from Venice, though it can only be a few lines. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II "It is singular," Miss Mitford wrote to Mr. Fields, her American publisher, "that epilogues were just dismissed at the first representation of one of my plays—'Foscari,' and prologues at another—'Rienzi.'" A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Heard from Mr. Kenyon; heard from Miss Mitford; who however is passionately fond of the theatre as a writer's medium—not at all, from Mr. Horne himself, ... except what he has printed on the subject. The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 Observing that Mrs Mitford was seated alone in a dark corner of the cabin with a still greenish face and an aspect of woe, he staggered towards her, and, sitting down, took her hand affectionately. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue There is nothing you can help in at present, Marion, and it will be much more useful for you to spend a month in learning things at Mr. Mitford's. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War Dearest Miss Mitford, will you write to me? The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II "I have had a telegram from Dr. Mitford." Famous Modern Ghost Stories You may depend on them,—and Miss Mitford is in your keeping, mind,—and dear Mr. Kenyon, if there should be never so gentle a touch of 'garrulous God-innocence' about those kind lips of his. The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 “You don’t seem quite to have recovered your spirits yet, Mitford,” said Massey to the long comrade. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue Jack on being promised a new suit of clothes and a present in money if he would carry a note through to Mr. Mitford, at once undertook the mission. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War I thank you much—much for thinking of it, and I shall be thankful of anything you can tell me of dearest Miss Mitford. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II After he had gone, Mrs. Brigham said to Caroline that, after all, Henry had not said that he was going to consult with Doctor Mitford, and she thought it very strange. Famous Modern Ghost Stories And Miss Mitford has sent me the most high comical of letters to read, addressed to her by 'R.B. The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 “I know one who’ll be only too happy to do that, whether she’s well or ill,” said Mitford, rising with unwonted alacrity, and hastening to his wife’s berth. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue A few days after the arrival of two large watch-dogs and of the heavy shutters and door, Mr. Mitford rode in to The Glade. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War My dearest Miss Mitford,—Your letter made my heart ache. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II Charles the First had his head cut off, and Mr. Cathcart acted him so naturally in Miss Mitford’s play that one would have thought the monarch was entirely without a head all through the tragedy. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, October 2, 1841 The list includes such names as Scott and Lamb and Jane Austen and Kingsley and Ruskin and Miss Mitford, some of which have been honored now many generations. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 6, March, 1885 Poor Mrs Mitford failed to derive consolation from this remark. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue He chatted for a few minutes on ordinary subjects, and then Mrs. Renshaw said: "Is anything the matter, Mr. Mitford? you look more serious than usual." Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War My ever dearest Miss Mitford,—Your letter pained me to a degree which I will not pain you by expressing farther. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II In the original lines the word was 'Scotland;' they are from a poem of Miss Mitford, called '"Wallace '—a poem not as well known as it ought to be." The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) With Notices of Earlier Irish Famines Miss Mitford based a drama on it, but it never attained the popularity of Mrs. Radcliffe's other novels. The Tale of Terror A Study of the Gothic Romance “How—what then about that splendid wife that he’s got in the after-cabin now?” asked Mitford. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue I wish we could send down word to Mitford's that we are besieged here. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War I gossip on to you, dearest dear Miss Mitford, as if you were in gossiping humour. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II Friends always spoke of her as "Little Miss Mitford," not because she was little, but because she acted so. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women He published in 1714 an Account of Switzerland; and his Grecian history in 2 vols. was, till the publication of Mitford's, the best in our language. Notes and Queries, Number 28, May 11, 1850 Peggy Mitford is not the first, and won’t be the last woman—to say nothing of man—who has thus bounded from the depths of scepticism to the heights of credulity. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue They were to breakfast early at the Mitfords and to come up with their light canoe. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War Always I am frank to you, saying what is in my heart; and there is always there, dearest Miss Mitford, a fruitful and grateful affection to you from your E.B.B. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II That night when Miss Mitford wrote her usual letter to the folks down in the country, telling how she was getting along, she described this dinner-party. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women He appealed to Mr. Kenyon, who was the only person allowed to call, besides Miss Mitford—Mr. Kenyon was her cousin. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors Longer exposure, indeed, would probably have proved fatal to poor Mrs Mitford, possibly also to Mrs Hayward, who was by no means robust. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue He said that many of the settlers had come in, and were erecting shelters of hides, canvas, and wood near Mr. Mitford's house. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War Will you let your servant put this letter into the post for Miss Mitford? The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II When Miss Mitford went back home, she wrote Miss Barrett a letter 'most every day. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women She used to ride horseback up and down the mountain passes, and wrote home to Miss Mitford that love had turned the dial backward and the joyousness of girlhood had come again to her. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors But this was abruptly put an end to by the arrival of Slag and his comrade with the news of Mitford’s disappearance. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue You can see by the direction they are firing, and the sound of the rifles, Mitford is closing in on both their flanks so as to drive them out of the bush. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War My dearest Miss Mitford,—I am tied and bound beyond redemption for the next fortnight at least, therefore the hope of seeing you must be for afterwards. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II Yet she was grateful for Miss Mitford's glowing friendship, and all the pretty gush was accepted, although perhaps with good large pinches of the Syracuse product. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women Rev. J. Mitford, as I have understood, is employed upon a new edition of Milton's works, both prose and verse, to be published by Mr. Pickering. Notes and Queries, Number 36, July 6, 1850 As for poor Mrs Mitford, she sank into a state of helpless and hopeless despair. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue Mrs. Mitford also wrote, offering them a warm invitation to stay for a time with her until their own place should be ready for their occupation. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War I wrote a very affectionate letter, for I really love Miss Mitford, though she understands me no more under certain respects than you in England understand Louis Napoleon and the French nation. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II Among other beautiful sights that Mr. Kenyon wished to show gushing little Mary Mitford was a Miss Barrett who wrote things. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women "Have you read an Oxford Graduate's letters on art?" wrote Miss Mitford, of "Our Village," on January 27, 1847. The Life of John Ruskin Little Mrs Mitford did not wait for a response, but, turning sharply round, left the cabin with a stride which, for a woman of her size and character, was most impressive. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue Mr. Mitford had an inventory of the furniture of the hut, and this was also sent, in order that such further furniture as was needed might be purchased at Wellington. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War As for poor dear Miss Mitford's book, I was entirely upset by the biography she thought it necessary or expedient to give of me. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II The next day Mr. Kenyon gave a little dinner in honor of Miss Mitford, who was the author of a great book called, "Our Village." Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women Mary Russell Mitford found him as a young man 'very eloquent and distinguished-looking, tall, fair, and slender, with a gentle playfulness, and a sort of pretty waywardness that was quite charming.' The Life of John Ruskin “Shut up your black muzzle, or I’ll heave ye overboard!” said Mitford, fiercely, for like many easy-going, quiet men, he was unusually savage when fairly roused. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue Mr. Mitford, seeing strangers approaching, at once came down to meet them, and received them with the greatest cordiality as soon as he saw who they were. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War But poor dear Miss Mitford, if we don't forgive what's meant as kindness, how are we to forgive what's meant as injury? The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II Miss Barrett seems to have written more letters and longer ones to Miss Mitford than to any of her other correspondents, save one. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women "Capable, it seems to me, of almost everything, if his life and strength be spared," said the younger Ruskin to Miss Mitford. The Life of John Ruskin “So will I,” chimed in little Mrs Mitford, feebly. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue "We are going ashore at once," Mr. Mitford said. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War Miss Mitford, too, says that it won't receive the sympathy proper to a home subject, because the English people don't care anything for the Italians now; despising them for their want of originality in Art! The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II Miss Mitford wrote back to the country that Miss Barrett was "really looking better than she had for years." Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women I went with him and Miss Mitford to Chiswick, and thought all the way that I must certainly be dreaming. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) But among the works of genuine worth and merit, with Swift for a subject, we have Sir Walter Scott's nineteen volumes, and lives by Craik, Mitford, Forster, Collins and Leslie Stephen. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 01 Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great Both the Mitfords are ill, I am sure, for neither of them got up, though they declared that they felt nothing the matter with them. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War I will try not to be overjoyed, my dear, dearest Miss Mitford, but, indeed, it is difficult to refrain from catching at hope with both hands. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II Little Miss Mitford looked at the pale face in its frame of dark curls, lying back among the pillows. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women Miss Mitford believes that wishes, if wished hard enough, realise themselves, but my experience has taught me a less cheerful creed. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) "You know I am rather a visionary," she wrote to Miss Mitford, "and inclined to knock round at all the doors of the present world to try to get out." Robert Browning "Look how fast they are going," Mary Mitford said as she looked up, "and we have not a breath of wind here." Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War He seemed greatly pleased that Mary Russell Mitford had fallen in with his books and had written to me about them. Yesterdays with Authors Elizabeth Barrett was thirty-seven, and Miss Mitford, up to London from the country for a couple of days, wrote home that she had lost her winsome beauty. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women Miss Mitford is at Bath, where she has spent one week and is about to spend two, and then goes on her way into Devonshire. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) Gradually his wife regained health, but she had not long recovered when tidings of the death of Miss Mitford came to sadden her. Robert Browning "That they certainly are not, Miss Mitford," the mate laughed. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War Fondest was she of Father Thames, But rambled to Hellenic streams; Nor even there could any tell The country's purer charms so well As Mary Mitford. Yesterdays with Authors It is tolerably certain that Miss Mitford was wrong in accepting the description of her in private life as "perpendicular, precise, taciturn, a poker of whom every one is afraid." Old and New Masters Miss Mitford and Mrs. Jamieson, although very gifted and highly cultivated women, are not Grecians, and therefore judge the papers simply as English compositions. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) |
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