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Berkshire's greatest author and playwright,
Mary Russell Mitford lived
in Three Mile Cross for most of her life. She had been reduced to living
in a cramped labourer's cottage with her two parents, after her father
had gambled away all their money. Her most famous work, Our Village, was
based on rural life here and her little cottage, still to be seen today,
was where most of her books were written: Mary became firm friends with Elizabeth Barrett Browning who helped
gain her a civil pension of £100 a year; but financial worries
continued even after the death of her father. His debts had to be paid
by public subscription.
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