Recollections of a Literary Life Or, Books, Places, and People Mitford Volume 2

Recollections of a Literary LifeOr, Books, Places, and People\nAuthor(s): Mary Russell Mitford\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108020589, 978-1108020589\nSynopsis\nBetter known for her five volume portrait of English rural life, Our Village, Mary Russell Mitford [tel] was one of the most prolific female writers of her day. Part critical essay, part autobiography, Recollections consists of a series of sketches on and selections from Mitford's favourite authors, stemming from her desire 'to make others relish a few favourite writers as heartily as I have relished them myself'. The collection is arranged according to Mitford's own eclectic system of categorization including 'fashionable poets', 'cavalier poets', and 'poetry that poets love'. This second volume includes essays on Spanish ballads, Ben Jonson, Leigh Hunt, Shelley, Keats, and several others. Mitford wears her immense literary skill .