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Digital edition of the letters of Bluestocking socialite and literary critic Elizabeth Robinson Montagu (1718-1800). https://emco.swansea.ac.uk/project/about/
Letter from Hannah More to Cadell & Davies, 1811. Huntington Library, mssHM 30636 https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p15150coll7/id/66328/
Welcome! We're a digital project @bristolunienglish.bsky.social bringing together and promoting the correspondence of the celebrated playwright, poet, abolitionist, philanthropist, moralist and educationalist Hannah More (1745-1833).
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In their introduction to these papers, Seager and Stanbridge draw attention to Montagu's esteem for her friend, writing on his death in 1772: "I feel the loss of a Person who sincerely loved me, & never lost an opportunity of doing me any service of pleasure."
10.09.2025 11:58 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0These letters have been edited by the wonderful Nicholas Seager and @emmastanbridge.bsky.social, and explore the candid yet intellectual friendship Montagu and Stillingfleet shared.
10.09.2025 11:58 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
📣📣 We're very excited to share the publication of a new set of letters between Elizabeth Montagu and Benjamin Stillingfleet, now available on our website:
emco.swansea.ac.uk/emco/corresp...
Although perhaps not a fan of the Geordie accent, Elizabeth Montagu naturally features in this exhibition due to her links to the North throughout her life, and particularly Newcastle through her businesses which can all be seen through her correspondence!
Well done, Abby!
Abby's exhibition (cleverly) titled 'Home and Howay' explores the lives, businesses and personal connections of eighteenth-century individuals living and travelling through the North East as told through their correspondence.
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Our very own @absham.bsky.social has been working alongside Newcastle Cathedral to display an exhibition all about letters and the post in the eighteenth-century North East which is now up and able to be viewed until the end of May!
29.04.2025 17:25 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0This is a fantastic read! And an excellent use of some of the letter on our website, the Lord Bath section has recently been edited by Markman Ellis and is in the process of going live!
25.04.2025 12:50 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0One final reminder that the deadline to apply for our summer internship is this Friday!
31.03.2025 09:18 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 010 days left to apply for a paid internship with EMCO this summer!
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📢 Exciting news to end the week - we are hosting an online transcribathon on Friday 25th April! All are welcome to transcribe fascinating C18th letters. Zoom rooms will also be open for sharing tips, questions and interesting finds. Please share and join us! 📝
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You can also feel free to DM for any additional information!
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As well as preparing these transcriptions for digital publication on our Edition website, this involves marking up the letters in XML (TEI) and ensuring accurate database records. For more information and how to apply, visit our website:
emco.swansea.ac.uk/news/summeri...
🚨Internship alert!📷An exciting opportunity for a PhD student or Early Career Researcher to work as a research intern for EMCO this summer. The EMCO internship programme focuses on transcribing the letters written by Montagu to her friend, Elizabeth Carter.
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🚨 Exciting news! 🚨 We're launching our brand-new newsletter at the end of the month! 🎉Signup on our homepage (emco.swansea.ac.uk/home/) to read all the latest EMCO news including updates from the team, correspondence highlights, and new website features!
25.02.2025 14:13 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Thank you very much for this information! Well pop this change in!
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If you'd like to help out, you can fill out our questionnaire here:
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We are looking for feedback to help improve the Elizabeth Montagu Correspondence Online website - we'd love to know what features you like, and how the functionality can be improved, as well as any suggestions that might improve your ability to research!
17.02.2025 10:28 — 👍 3 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0
You can also find the brand new published letters here: emco.swansea.ac.uk/emco/corresp...
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This is part of EMCO's yearly internship - at current we have published around 400 letters from this edition!
In this new blog, you can read all about the person experiences of the interns working on the project: emco.swansea.ac.uk/blog/interns...
🚨New Blog alert!🚨
Since May 2024 our three fabulous interns have been working on transcribing, tagging and publishing a section of 90 letters from Elizabeth Montagu to her close friend, Elizabeth Carter.
Currently on the train home from a fabulous #BSECS2025! Thank you to everyone who came along to our panel on Montagu’s digital embodiment!
10.01.2025 17:40 — 👍 10 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
soft-launching my Bluesky account to say what a wonderful few days I had at #BSECS2025! Thank you to everyone who came to our @montaguletters.bsky.social panel, and for the lovely response to the papers📚
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For additional information please see the advert below, or feel free to contact us here or other social media!
21.03.2024 11:39 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0As well as preparing these transcriptions for digital publication on our Edition website, this involves marking up the letters in XML (TEI) and ensuring accurate database records. For more information and how to apply, visit our website:
emco.swansea.ac.uk/news/summeri...
Internship alert!
An exciting opportunity for a PhD student or Early Career Researcher to work as a research intern for EMCO this summer. The EMCO internship programme focuses on transcribing the letters written by Montagu to her friend, Elizabeth Carter.
