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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£25.00
Edition:Hardback978152677938030/03/2021From a Bookshelf nearby
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Its second subtitle is "an adventurous history of botany". JG is a scientist and an historian of exploration (his "The Rattlesnake: A Voyage of Discovery to the Coral Sea" was excellent).
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Cairncross differed from the other Cambridge spies in his political outlook and motivation; he didn't work closely with any of them. Suspected as the 'Fifth Man', his identity was confirmed ... read more
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A Curious Boy: The Making of a Scientist
Hardback £20.00