ELIZABETH MONTAGU: A PHILANTHROPIC ORNAMENT

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This essay uses contemporary letters and verses to explore the philanthropy and patronage of Elizabeth Montagu (1720–1800). Remembered now almost solely as a Bluestocking she was equally well known during her lifetime as a benefactor who used her significant wealth and influence to support individual writers, artists and businessmen as well as those in need in the city and her countryestates.