Lady Mary Wortley Montagu: Comet of the Enlightenment

By Isobel Grundy

Book Overview

With interest growing in the tradition of women's writing, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762) has been transformed from a colorful eccentric to an important writer. This book is the first to take her writing achievement seriously, as well as re-telling a life-story which every newly
uncovered detail renders more extraordinary.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198187653
• ISBN13: 9780198187653
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 714 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.4" x 9.2"