Complex sentence: Mary Russell Mitford (December 16,1787-January 10,1855), English novelist and dramatist, only daughter of Dr George Mitford, or Midford, was born at Alresford, Hampshire.
Split into simpler sentences: Mary Russell Mitford (December 16,1787-January 10,1855), was an English novelist and dramatist. The only daughter of Dr George Mitford, or Midford, she was born at Alresford, Hampshire.