I have discovered that our great favorite, Miss Austen, is my countrywoman... with whom mamma before her marriage was acquainted. Mamma says that she was then the prettiest, silliest, most affected, husband-hunting butterfly she ever remembers.


The Life of Mary Russell Mitford (1870)

Mary Russell Mitford Quotes

I have discovered that our great favorite, Miss Austen, is my countrywoman... with whom mamma before her marriage was acquainted. Mamma says that she ...

I have discovered that our great favorite, Miss Austen, is my countrywoman... with whom mamma before her marriage was acquainted. Mamma says that she ...

I have discovered that our great favorite, Miss Austen, is my countrywoman... with whom mamma before her marriage was acquainted. Mamma says that she ...

I have discovered that our great favorite, Miss Austen, is my countrywoman... with whom mamma before her marriage was acquainted. Mamma says that she ...