BIOGRAPHIES

Montagu, Elizabeth. A Lady of the Last Century (Mrs. Elizabeth Montagu): Illustrated in Her Unpublished Letters; Collected and Arranged, with a Biographical Sketch, and a Chapter on Blue Stockings, edited by Dr. John Doran. New York: AMS Press, 1973, 372p.

A collection of Montagu's letters on diverse topics.

“Elizabeth Robinson Montagu (1720-1800).” In Women Critics 1660-1820: An Anthology, edited by the Folger Collective on Early Women Critics, pp. 96-110. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1995.

Offers a brief biographical sketch and excerpts from her writings.

Rizzo, Betty. “Parent and Child: Montagu and Gregory.” In Companions Without Vows: Relationships Among Eighteenth-Century British Women, pp. 112-41. Athens: The University of Georgia Press, 1994.

Examines Montagu's complex relationship with her surrogate daughter/companion Dorothea Gregory, and relates it to Montagu's domineering and ambitious personality.

CRITICISM

Huchon, René Louis. Mrs. Montagu and Her Friends, 1720-1800; A Sketch. London: John Murray, 1907, 301p.

Considered the most comprehensive study on Montagu's personal and professional life.