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Selected Letters (Penguin Classics) Book

A revised selection of Lady Montagu's letters. Besides presenting a vivid picture of manners in a picturesque age, they contain a unique series of impressions from foreign courts seldom visited and nowhere else so intimately described. Lady Mary was the wife of a popular ambassador and, wielding the charm of a strong personality, was enabled to see and hear many things of which the ordinary traveler, or resident abroad, knew-and knows-little or nothing. Originally written, for the most part, to her sisters, her daughter, or to very intimate friends, her Letters are unusually detailed and frank. She was a keen observer, not superior to the love of gossip with a quick eye for the telling features of a story or situation, and an easy, effective style.Read More

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  • Penguin

    Whether describing the Turkish baths in Sofia or the London social scene, negotiating her marriage settlement or declaring her passion for a young Italian, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762) wrote some of the liveliest letters in the English language.

  • Product Description

    Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762) introduced smallpox inoculation to England, but is known for her writings. Throughout her life she recorded almost every aspect of her intriguing existence. With examples from every type of correspondence, Isobel Grundy presents a superb selection of vigorous letters that convey Lady Montagu's passion, wit, and originality.

  • 0140434909
  • 9780140434903
  • Isobel Grundy
  • 26 April 2007
  • Penguin Classics
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 576
  • Reissue
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