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| Author | Mary Russell Mitford |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Bentley |
Publication date | 1835 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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Belford Regis is an 1835 novel by the British writer Mary Russell Mitford, published in three volumes. [1] Mitford, known for her portrayals of country life in the Our Village works, switched her focus from a village to a more substantial town. She based it on Reading in Berkshire close to the village of Three Mile Cross where she lived with her father. [2]
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