ALF
begins her text by addressing her son in the tone of a homily: he is to profit by his father
's example. Thereafter, though her focus remains always on her husband, she has some...
Wealth and Poverty
Elizabeth Montagu
By her marriage EM
acquired wealth and improved her social standing. Edward Montagu was a grandson of the first Earl of Sandwich
(admiral and patron of Samuel Pepys
). He owned mines in the rapidly-developing...
