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Self-taught in her father's library, the writer, satirist and poet Lady Mary Wortley Montagu had an inexhaustible appetite for travel and society. This third edition of her Letters and Works (1866) offers insight into the ambitions and frustrations of one of the most unconventional women of the eighteenth century. Volume 2 continues the collection of her humorous, sometimes acerbic writings with correspondence from her travels in Italy. Her letters from abroad during the heyday of the Grand Tour reveal a sociable woman enjoying the sights and society of Florence, Bologna, Venice, Naples and Rome, while hosting salons, and courting controversy. Enhanced by an engraved portrait of her husband, Edward Wortley Montagu, this volume completes an entertaining and informative collection of correspondence. For more information on this author, see http://orlando.cambridge.org/public/svPeople?person_id=montma
Synopsis
The third edition of Letters and Works (1866) offers insight into one of the most unconventional women in British history.
Synopsis
The writer, satirist and poet Lady Mary Wortley Montagu had an inexhaustible appetite for travel and society. This third edition of her Letters and Works (1866), offers valuable insight into the ambitions and frustrations of one of the most unconventional women of the eighteenth century.
Synopsis
The writer Lady Mary Wortley Montagu had an inexhaustible appetite for travel. Volume 2 of her Letters and Works contains humorous, sometimes acerbic missives from her time in Italy. Her letters reveal a sociable woman enjoying the sights and society of Florence, Bologna, Venice, Naples and Rome.
Table of Contents
Preface W. Moy Thomas; Memoir of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu W. Moy Thomas; Introductory anecdotes Lady Louisa Stuart; 1. The death of Queen Anne; 2. Account of the court of George the First at his accession; 3. Mr. Wortley Montague on the state of affairs when the king entered; 4. Letters to Mrs. Hewet; 5. Correspondence with Miss Anne Wortley; 6. Correspondence with Mr. Wortley Montagu; 7. Letters during Mr. Wortley Montagu's embassy to Constantinople; 8. Letters from Pope to Lady Mary Wortley Montagu; 9. Letters to the Countess of Mar.