Project Gutenberg 2024-08-23 Public domain in the USA. 360 Doran, Dr. (John) 1807 1878 Doran, John Doran, Dr. John A lady of the last century $aBoston :$bFrancis A. Niccolls & Co., $c1913. Susan Skinner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Lady of the Last Century" by John Doran is a biographical work, likely written in the late 19th century, that explores the life of Elizabeth Robinson, better known as Mrs. Montagu. The book focuses on her upbringing, character, and the cultural and societal contexts she navigated as a notable figure in the 18th century. It highlights her influential role as an early advocate for women's education and her connections to prominent intellectuals of her time. The opening of the narrative presents an overview of Mrs. Montagu's origins, detailing her birth and family background, which contributed to her distinguished upbringing. It describes her lively and intellectually stimulating childhood, shaped by her father's encouragement and the educational philosophies of the time. This portion establishes a foundation for understanding her notable personality, revealing her wit, vivacity, and engagement with contemporary society through her correspondence and observations on life in 18th-century England. The early letters she penned, rich with humor and insight, set the stage for her development into a key figure in the literary and social circles of her era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/ladyoflastcentur00dorarich/page/n11/mode/2up 20220301121544doran 1913 US Reading ease score: 67.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Montagu, Mrs. (Elizabeth), 1718-1800 DA Text Category: Biographies Category: British Literature 488228 2025-07-29T10:40:43.679767 text/html 463309 2024-08-23T00:15:08 text/html 850625 2025-07-29T10:40:51.478712 application/epub+zip 847634 2025-07-29T10:40:45.460740 application/epub+zip 354331 2025-07-29T10:40:44.520757 application/epub+zip 1399100 2025-07-29T10:40:55.903735 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1358120 2025-07-29T10:40:50.763743 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 449567 2025-07-29T10:40:42.972792 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 429674 2024-08-23T00:15:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15789 2025-07-29T10:40:56.090707 application/rdf+xml 22309 2025-07-29T10:40:44.807758 image/jpeg 3321 2025-07-29T10:40:44.663795 image/jpeg 1207048 2025-07-29T10:40:43.754757 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia