Elizabeth (Robinson) Montagu [ Art and Literature ]
… London society. People > Art and Literature Mots-clés Assemblies Bluestockings Conversation Correspondence Friendship Women The fourth child of nine surviving siblings, Elizabeth Robinson grew up in a debate-loving, literary household. Her … There, where friendships could be begun – and dropped – more easily than in London, she met many of the literary men and women who would later be part of the bluestocking circles. After her husband’s death in 1775, Elizabeth Montagu took over … after her husband’s death in 1775. 1 Montagu invited members of the upper as well as middle classes, men as well as women, professionals and amateur lovers of literature, to their various homes, mostly in London but also in the country, …
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