Excerpt from The Friendships of Mary Russell Mitford, Vol. 1 of 2: As Recorded in Letters From Her Literary Correspondents Thus to those by whom the memory of Mary Rus sell Mitford is cherished, the letters which form these volumes will be interesting not merely as having been valued and preserved by her, but as having to some extent left an impress upon her mind. She sought to profit by the thoughts of others, and the bright mosaic-work Of her own letters is largely formed of re-set gems. Here, also, we learn who her friends were, with what sentiments they re garded her, and what subjects they thought would give her pleasure. Beyond this the letters have an intrinsic value Of their own as coming from the pens Of some of the most successful authors of the day; and, as their character must depend upon the reci pient as well as the sender, we may suppose that, being written to the authoress Of Our Village, ' they will not only contain literary judgments and opinions founded upon wide experience, but will also confide some more recondite and personal feelings. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.