Letters Of Mrs. Elizabeth Montagu With Some Of The Letters Of Her Correspondents V3

In Three Volumes. Elizabeth Montagu Is Considered One Of The Leading Lights Of A Group Of Independently Minded English Women In Mid 18th Century London. The Group, Known As The Bluestockings, Held Literary Evenings, In Direct Imitation Of The Established Salons Of Paris, To Which Well-Known Men Of Letters Would Be Invited As Guests To Encourage Discussion. Mrs. Elizabeth Montagu, Was A Powerful And Rich Figure In London Society, She Was The Cousin Of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Who Brought Smallpox Inoculation Back From Turkey.