The British Prose Writers, Vol. 8: Lady M. W. Montagu's Letters From France and Italy (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Excerpt from The British Prose Writers, Vol. 8: Lady M. W. Montagu's Letters From France and Italy

I AM safely arrived at Calais, and found myself better on ship-board than I have been these six months; not in the least sick, though we had a very high sea, as you may imagine, since we came over in two hours and three quarters; My servants behaved very well; and Mary not in the least afraid, but said she would be drowned very willingly with my ladyship. They ask me here extravagant prices for chaises, of which there are great choice, both French and Italian I have at last bought one for fourteen guineas, of, a man whom Mr. Hall re commended to me. My things have been examined and sealed at the custom-house: they took from me a pound of snuff, but did not Open my jewel boxes, which they let pass on my word, being things be longing to my dress. I set out early to-morrow.t.

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Excerpt from The British Prose Writers, Vol. 8: Lady M. W. Montagu's Letters From France and Italy

Lady M. W. Montagu's Letters from France and Italy, are now, for the first time, published separately for the accommodation of such readers as hitherto have only possessed her Letters written during the Embassy to Constantinople.

One series of letters, to her sister the countess of Mar, formed from materials of lesser interest than the resources of foreign travel, are placed at the end of the volumes, although, in point of chronology, they claim precedence before the others: the same remark may hare be applied to her letters written in early life, which will be found at the close of the Constantinople Letters. By this arrangement the editor has been enabled to equalise the size of the two works, which, together, form a complete collection of her ladyships Epistolary Correspondence.

It was the intention of the editor to have prefixed to each work a portrait of her ladyship from pictures by different artists; but, upon reflection, he considered it preferable to substitute in the present work a portrait of her son Edward Wortley Montagu, Esq. who is but slightly connected with her letters, but whose eccentricities have scarcely escaped the recollection of the present generation.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.