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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Notebook, "The Life of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu", by an unidentified compiler |
| Date | c.1835-1865 |
| Document Type | Miscellaneous |
| Theme | Literature and Poetry; Travel and the World |
| Description | From the mid-nineteenth century. The "Life" is comprised of ten folios of notes, augmented by press cuttings. Includes a copy of the biography of Lady Montagu from "Chambers's papers for the people" and five portraits, printed from engravings by W. Greatbatch, extracted from a copy of "The letters and works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu" (London : Richard Bentley, 1837). |
| Folio Information | In particular: (1) a copy of the biography of Lady Montagu from "Chambers's papers for the people", number 64 (pages 3 and 4, and part of page 5 and part of page 6, have been cut from the copy and pasted into the pages of the notebook); and, (2) five portraits, printed from engravings by W. Greatbatch, extracted from a copy of "The letters and works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu" (London : Richard Bentley, 1837): (i) "Edward Wortley Montagu", in European dress; (ii) "Edward Wortley Montagu", in Turkish dress; (iii) "Lady Mary Wortley Montagu", in Turkish dress; (iv) "Anne Wortley Montagu"; and, (v) "Mary, Countess of Bute". |
| Keywords | authors biography illustration travel and exploration |
| People | Montagu, Mary Wortley |
| NLS Collection | Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related papers |
| NLS Reference | MS.42596 |
| Disclaimer | Folio information comes from the library catalogue and is correct to the best of our knowledge. |
| Copyright and Source Archive | The National Library of Scotland |