Project Gutenberg 2023-11-04 Public domain in the USA. 422 Roberts, William James 1873 13017631 Mary Russell Mitford : $b The tragedy of a blue stocking $aLondon :$bAndrew Melrose, $c1913. MWS, A. Marshall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Tragedy of a Blue Stocking" by W. J. Roberts is a biographical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the life and friendships of Mary Russell Mitford, a notable early Victorian writer, whose life is portrayed as charming yet tinged with tragedy due to her devoted but ultimately unworthy attachments. Through selected incidents and personal relationships, the book aims to redeem Mitford's name in modern memory. The opening of the text establishes that Mitford’s life was profoundly affected by her father's extravagant habits and her blind devotion to him, which hindered her fulfillment. It begins by detailing her parents' marriage and the immediate struggles caused by her father’s character, ultimately foreshadowing the financial and emotional tribulations she faced. The prose paints a vivid picture of her childhood in New Alresford, Hampshire, filled with pleasant memories yet overshadowed by the specter of poverty that haunted her family due to her father's reckless nature. This duality lays the groundwork for exploring Mitford's relationships and the complexities of her life as the narrative unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/maryrussellmitfo00robeiala 20200702011026roberts 1913 GB Reading ease score: 60.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Authors, English -- 19th century -- Biography Mitford, Mary Russell, 1787-1855 Women intellectuals -- Great Britain -- Biography PR Text Category: Biographies 635297 2025-09-28T11:54:53.125170 text/html 608993 2023-11-04T16:51:37 text/html 2684378 2025-09-28T11:55:03.962160 application/epub+zip 2680262 2025-09-28T11:54:55.519235 application/epub+zip 450594 2025-09-28T11:54:54.139201 application/epub+zip 3811488 2025-09-28T11:55:09.876248 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3754568 2025-09-28T11:55:02.630179 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 560137 2025-09-28T11:54:52.025236 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 540230 2023-11-04T16:51:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15686 2025-09-28T11:55:10.028090 application/rdf+xml 14442 2025-09-28T11:54:54.375208 image/jpeg 2549 2025-09-28T11:54:54.255160 image/jpeg 3677356 2025-09-28T11:54:53.249253 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog