Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and Her Times (Classic Reprint) Paperback -
by George Paston
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Excerpt from Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and Her Times Hen I undertook to write a Memoir of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, I had little hope that any con siderable gleanings, in the shape of unpublished letters, would have been left by former workers in the same field. By the kindness of the Earl of Harrowby, however, I was permitted to examine the Wortley Montagu Manuscripts at Sandon Hall, and among these I found four or five hundred unpublished letters, many Of great interest, relating to the first half Of the eighteenth century. Lady Mary was responsible for upwards of a hundred Of these, and Mr. Wortley for fifty or sixty, the remainder being written by relations, or by friends Of the family. My heartiest thanks are due to Lord Harrowby for permission to copy the most interesting letters, and also to reproduce his whole length portrait of Lady Mary by Richardson, which forms the frontispiece to this book. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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- Title Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and Her Times (Classic Reprint)
- Author George Paston
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 622
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Forgotten Books
- ISBN 9781333260675 / 1333260679
- Weight 1.81 lbs (0.82 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6 x 1.25 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 3.18 cm)
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