The letters and works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu / edited by her great-grandson Lord Wharncliffe ; with additions and corrections derived from the original manuscripts, illustrative notes, and a new memoir, by W. Moy Thomas.
TITLE:
The letters and works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu / edited by her great-grandson Lord Wharncliffe ; with additions and corrections derived from the original manuscripts, illustrative notes, and a new memoir, by W. Moy Thomas.
Publication Date:
1887
Publication Information:
London : George Bell and Sons,
Edition:
Revised editions.
Physical Description:
2 v.
Additional Contributors:
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 edition of her Letters and Works 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.
Language:
English
ISBN:
[n/a]
