Women's travel writing [ Reading & Writing / Mobility ]
… 1792. Abstract This entry deals with female travel narratives to the Continent, with a focus on those written during the revolutionary decade (1789-1800). It aims to show how sociability – sociable practices, culture, values – was a key topic … up with the nature and form of the government. Practices > Reading & Writing Practices > Mobility Keywords Education French Revolution Travel Women In her preface to Lady Mary Wortley Montagu’s Letters Written, during her Travels in … la Fédération held on 14 July 1790, a spectacular representation of revolutionary sociability designed to celebrate the French people’s social regeneration. Her narrative is an attempt to describe the creation of new natural sociable bonds …
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