dedicated to Lady Russell, its great success, 370-376; her last illness, her delight in beauty of nature to the end, her last letter to Mr. Fields, her death, January 1st, 1855, buried in Swallowfield churchyard, 376-380 Molière, M. R. M.’s early delight in his comedies, 84-85 “Monsieur” (Le Conte d’Artois) visits Lord and Lady Aynsley in Bocking Deanery, 114-118 N North, Christopher (John Wilson), his amusing scene in the “Noctes Ambrosianæ” upon the publication of _Our Village_, 209-211 O _Our Village_, publication of, March, 1824, its success, etc. (see under Mary Russell Mitford), 203-211 P Pepys (Samuel), M. R. M. on his “Memoirs,” 153 _Pickwick_, publication of, 31 March, 1836, its great success, 337-338 Pope (Alexander), M. R. M.’s early remarks on him as a letter writer and poet, 132-133; quotation from _Rape of the Lock_, 258-259; its heroine Belinda, 260-263 R Racine, his “Athalie,” 221 Reading (“Belford Regis”), removal of Mitford family to, 1791, 22-23; M. R. M.’s early recollections of, 25, 56-59, 63-65; shopping adventures, 271-282 _Recollections of a Literary Life_, by M. R. M., 352; published in January, 1852, its success in America, 368 _Rienzi_, M. R. M.’s tragedy of, performed at Drury Lane, October 4, 1828, 232-235 (see under Mary Russell Mitford) Rowden, Miss, a teacher in the school in Hans Place, her inspiring influence on M. R. M., 68, 85-88 Russell, Dr., Rector of Ashe, his daughter marries Dr. Mitford, 2 Russell, Lady, of Swallowfield Park, 365, 371; M. R. M.’s _Atherton_ dedicated to her, 375 S St. Quintin, M., arrival in Reading, becomes head of Abbey School, marries the English teacher, removes School to Hans Place, London, 1798, M. R. M. becomes their pupil, 64-68; his hospitality to émigrés, 74-91 Sedgwick, American authoress, her letters to M. R. M., 220, 326-327 Seward, Anna, “Swan of Lichfield,” M. R. M.’s early strictures on her writing, 130-132 Shakespeare, William, M. R. M.’s early appreciation of _Much Ado About Nothing_, 133 Shelley (Percy Bysshe), M. R. M. on his poems, 369 Sherwood, Mrs. (née Butt), sees M. R. M. when a child, 23-25; her recollections of Abbey School, Reading, 64-65 Swallowfield, M. R. M. residing at, 360-380 Swallowfield Park, abode of the Russell family, 365 T Talfourd Sergeant, author of _Ion_, present at performance of _Foscari_, 222-224; M. R. M. at his house in London, interesting society, 328-330 Three Mile Cross, prototype of _Our Village_, description of, 156-183 (see under Mary Russell Mitford) Ticknor, George (American author and publisher), describes visit to M. R. M. at Three Mile Cross in 1835, 323; visits her at Swallowfield, 374 Trollope, Mrs. (authoress), describes performance of _Rienzi_ in New York, 236 U Ufton Court (in Berkshire), description of, 260-269 V Valpy, Dr., headmaster of Reading Grammar School, man of great influence, 62-65; introduces acting of Greek tragedy in original language, described by M. R. M., 121-123