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Elizabeth Montagu.
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In the following essay, the authors provide a summary of Montagu's life, works, and significance.
Sir Nathaniel Wraxall, in his Diary, speaks of Mrs. Montagu's ‘palace, as it woul...
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In the following essay, Blunt discusses Montagu's private and professional life, focusing on her letters and the critical response to them.
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And what does Dr. Johnson call her?
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In the following essay, Blunt describes the importance of Montagu and her letters, including how they shaped her persona and what her letters reveal about her character.
On the death of any of her par...
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In the following essay, originally published in 1937, West offers a critical overview of Montagu's life and works.
In every age there are certain women who, because they are feminine without be...
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In the following excerpt, Davis explores Montagu's relationship with Lord Lyttelton, referring to their correspondence, and discusses the Bluestocking social circle, which was created by Montag...
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In the following essay, Jones discusses the importance of Montagu's letters and what they reveal about her. He also examines several unpublished pieces of correspondence in terms of the literar...
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In the following essay, Hornbeak examines those letters of Montagu that relate to her relationship with James Woodhouse, a poet and her employee, and what they impart about various aspects of her life...
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In the following essay, Larson analyzes Montagu's letters, arguing that money played an important role in her life and that she wielded power through financial charity.
Elizabeth Robinson Monta...
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In the following essay, Myers explores Montagu's life as it relates to the Bluestockings, including her relationship with the other members of the social circle and her efforts in literary crit...
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Critical Essay by Grace and Philip Wharton
