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Mary Russell Mitford and 'Foscari'

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Written and introduced by Benjamin Whitrow with Patricia Routledge as Mary Russell Mitford
For 30 years, from 1820 onwards,
Mary Russell Mitford lived in a cottage near Basingstoke, writing in order to keep both herself and her aged father.
In her lifetime she was one of the most popular writers after Jane Austen.
Producer BRIAN MILLER. BBC Bristol

Contributors

Introduced By:
Benjamin Whitrow
Unknown:
Patricia Routledge
Unknown:
Mary Russell Mitford
Unknown:
Mary Russell Mitford
Unknown:
Jane Austen.
Producer:
Brian Miller.
Source: Radio Times

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