Lady Mary Wortley Montagu: Romance Writings

This is the first ever edition of these narratives by the most exciting and complex woman author of her generation. They challenge existing accounts of the romance, the novel and eighteenth-century women. Whether her heroine is a princess in love with a commoner, an orphan pursued by a royal duke, or herself uncharacteristically playing the role of victim, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu's brilliance never flags.