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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. 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=montm
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=montm
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