Elizabeth (Robinson) Montagu [ Art and Literature ]
… 1778. Abstract Called the ‘Queen of the Bluestockings’ in her own time, Elizabeth Montagu was perhaps the best-known salon hostess during the second half of the eighteenth century. She was a towering figure in circles promoting literary … company, and the Bulstrode circle may well have influenced Elizabeth Montagu’s own decision to start a literary salon afterwards. Witty, lively, and good-looking, Elizabeth Robinson had many suitors, and in 1742, aged 22, she settled …
Assemblies | Bluestockings | Conversation | Correspondence | Friendship | Women
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