The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

by Montagu, Mary Wortley; Archibald, James; Wharncliffe, Stuart-wortley-mackenzie; Thomas, William Moy

• ISBN13: 9781108073158
• ISBN10: 1108073158
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-05-19
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

Summary

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. In addition to remarks on the follies and diversions of London, Volume 1 provides acute and often acerbic observations of the sights and people she encountered on her travels across Holland, France, Germany, Austria and Turkey. Letters to her family, to Alexander Pope, and to her sister the Countess of Mar are enhanced by an engraved portrait of Lady Mary in her famous Turkish-inspired dress, and an introductory memoir of her life; all of which ensures the enduring appeal of this entertaining collection of correspondence. For more information on this author, see http://orlando.cambridge.org/public/svPeople?person_id=montma

Table of Contents

Preface

Memoir of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

Introductory anecdotes

The death of Queen Anne

Account of the court of George the First at his accession

Mr. Wortley Montague on the state of affairs when the king entered

Letters to Mrs. Hewet

Correspondence with Miss Anne Wortley

Correspondence with Mr. Wortley Montagu

Letters during Mr. Wortley Montagu's embassy to Constantinople

Letters from Pope to Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

Letters to the Countess of Mar

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