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Lady Mary Wortley Montagu Edited by Jack Lynch The Project Gutenberg text provided the basis of this edition, but I’ve made many changes to bring it in line with the copytext, Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M—y W—y M—e; Written during Her Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa, to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, &c. in Different Parts of Europe (London, 1790) — ESTC T079452.
The Turkish Embassy Letters are a letter collection of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu's reflections on her travels through the Ottoman Empire between 1716 and 1718. She collected and revised them throughout her life, circulating the manuscripts among friends, and they were first published in 1763 after her death.
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (née Pierrepont; 15 May 1689 – 21 August 1762) was an English aristocrat, medical pioneer, writer, and poet. Born in 1689, Lady Mary spent her early life in England. In 1712, Lady Mary married Edward Wortley Montagu, who later served as the British ambassador to the Sublime Porte. Lady Mary joined her husband on the ...
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. 1689–1762. Best known as a letter writer, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu wrote verses all her life and frequently referred to herself as a "poet." From the young girl, as she later described herself, "trespassing" in Latin and Greek sources to the old woman haunted "by the Daemon of Poesie" (as quoted by Isobel Grundy in ...
3 de abr. de 2024 · / Blog. Lady Mary’s letters. History of science. 5 minute read 03 April 2024. Keith Moore looks at the fascinating life of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, writer, traveller and champion of the practice of smallpox inoculation.
15 de jul. de 2009 · Wharncliffe, James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, Baron, 1776-1845; Thomas, W.Moy (William Moy), 1828-1910; Stuart, Louisa, Lady, 1757-1851 Call number 31735055594034 Camera Canon 5D External-identifier urn:oclc:record:1048346321 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier lettersworksofla01inmont
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu was the most colourful Englishwoman of her time and a brilliant and versatile writer. Her literary genius, like her personality, had many facets. She is principally remembered as a prolific letter writer in almost every epistolary style; she was also a distinguished minor
