| Letters from the Right Honourable Lady Mary Wortley Montagu 1709 to 1762 Contributor(s): Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley (Author) |
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ISBN: 1432624903 ISBN-13: 9781432624903 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $56.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2005 Annotation: 1906. 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. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Letters - Literary Collections | Diaries & Journals - Biography & Autobiography | Women |
| Physical Information: 1.38" H x 6" W x 9" (2.19 lbs) 564 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
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| Publisher Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. |
