Lady Mary Wortley Montagu published 2 non-fiction books and 3 other books, beginning with Verses Address'd to the Imitator of the First Satire of the Second Book of Horace (1733). The best-known is The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1764).
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The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1764)
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Verses Address'd to the Imitator of the First Satire of the Second Book of Horace (1733)
The Works of the Right Honourable Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1803)
Letters of Lady Mary Wortley Montague (1805)
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About Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu was an English aristocrat, medical pioneer, writer, and poet. Born in 1689, Lady Mary spent her early life in England. In 1712, Lady Mary married Edward Wortley Montagu, who later served as the British ambassador to the Sublime Porte. Lady Mary joined her husband on the Ottoman excursion, where she was to spend the next two years of her life. During her time there, Lady Mary wrote extensively on her experience as a woman in Ottoman Constantinople. After her return to England, Lady Mary devoted her attention to the upbringing of her family before dying of cancer in 1762.
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- How many books has Lady Mary Wortley Montagu written?
- Lady Mary Wortley Montagu published 2 non-fiction books and 3 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
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- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu.
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- The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1764).
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- The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1764) is Lady Mary Wortley Montagu's most widely read book.
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- Yes. 2 books by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu are in the public domain in the US and free to read online or download here.
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