The rich and varied life of the woman who introduced smallpox vaccination into the British Isles, a friend of Swift and Pope, and who is famous for her letters, especially those sent from Turkey where she spent two years as the wife of the British ambassador to the Sublime Porte. (There is a fine edition of her letters published by Everyman, £12.99)
The Pioneering Life of Mary Wortley Montagu: Scientist and Feminist
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Edition:Hardback978152677938030/03/2021From a Bookshelf nearby
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She went from socialite to pariah when she married George III's sixth son in 1793, without the King's permission. Her children were declared illegitimate, the family scorned: this is a movin... read more
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The Intoxicating Mr Lavelle
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Tall, red-haired, green-eyed, Enid Lindeman caused havoc in pursuit of love and wealth. No less than five lovers killed themselves, her husbands died at regular intervals (one was known as C... read more
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A meticulous history of a Highland family that acquired huge estates in Pembrokeshire by marriage and in Carmarthenshire by an inheritance. Undoubtedly academic, rather disappointingly illus... read more