Mitford describes her village near Reading through the seasons: the first primrose, violeting walks, the copse and the dell, cricket matches and neighbours, with her greyhound Mayflower and the warlike Saladin as companions. This edition includes an introduction by Anne Thackeray Ritchie on Mitford’s life and the charm of her sketches.
The book that founded the English village sketch, and an influence on Mrs. Gaskell’s Cranford. Download the free EPUB.