Her great-great-niece weaves Elizabeth Montagu’s own letters into a life of her early years, from a witty girlhood and friendship with the Duchess of Portland, through seasons at Bath and Bullstrode, to her marriage to Edward Montagu and her emergence as a London hostess. Both volumes are combined here, covering 1720 to 1761.
A lively window on Georgian society and letter-writing, for readers of Fanny Burney and Horace Walpole. Download the free EPUB.