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Our Village

by Mary Russell Mitford · 1824

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Our Village is a collection of about 100 literary sketches of rural life written by Mary Russell Mitford (1787-1855), and originally published during the 1820s and 1830s. The series first appeared in The Lady's Magazine. The full title is: Our Village: Sketches of Rural Character and Scenery. The vivid series was based upon life in Three Mile Cross, a hamlet in the parish of Shinfield (south-east of Reading in Berkshire), where she lived.

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