In 1716, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu's husband Edward Montagu was appointed British ambassador to the Sublime Porte of the Ottoman Empire. Montagu accompanied her husband... Læs mere
Letters written from 1716-1718 from the Ottoman Empire by Mary Wortley Montagu, one of the first modern travel writers. A revelation in their day.
The writer Lady Mary Wortley Montagu had an inexhaustible appetite for travel. Volume 2 of her Letters and Works contains humorous, sometimes acerbic... Læs mere
The writer, satirist and poet Lady Mary Wortley Montagu had an inexhaustible appetite for travel and society. This third edition of her Letters and... Læs mere
A collection of the writings of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762), which includes essays (some published anonymously in newspapers), her poetry (dealing with issues still relevant today), and her one comedy, which has recently been revived in productions around the UK.
A selection of Lady Montagu's letters. Besides presenting a picture of manners in a picturesque age, they contain a series of impressions from foreign courts seldom visited.