The History of Emily Montague
Transcriber’s Notes: This text retains many old and inconsistent spellings as found in the Dodsley 1769 edition. Differences from that edition are as follows: As is usually done in modern editions of Emily Montague, the letters have been renumbered to run consecutively from 1 to 228. This avoids irregularities in numbering in the original. Normal case has been used for the initial words of each letter. Long s has been replaced with a regular short s. The Errata which appeared at the end of volume four of the original has been applied to the text. Various other corrections have been made, and in each case, the original form has been recorded in the html markup. Usage of quote marks has been modernized.
—“A kind indulgent sleep O’er works of length allowably may creep.”
Horace.
LONDON, Printed for J. DODSLEY, in Pall Mall. MDCCLXIX.
TO HIS EXCELLENCY GUY CARLETON, Esq. GOVERNOR AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF His Majesty’s Province of QUEBEC, &c. &c. &c.
SIR,
As the scene of so great a part of the following work is laid in Canada, I flatter myself there is a peculiar propriety in addressing it to your excellency, to whose probity and enlightened attention the colony owes its happiness, and individuals that tranquillity of mind, without which there can be no exertion of the powers of either the understanding or imagination.
Were I to say all your excellency has done to diffuse, through this province, so happy under your command, a spirit of loyalty and attachment to our excellent Sovereign, of chearful obedience to the laws, and of that union which makes the strength of government, I should hazard your esteem by doing you justice.
I will, therefore, only beg leave to add mine to the general voice of Canada; and to assure your excellency, that
I am, With the utmost esteem and respect, Your most obedient servant, Frances Brooke. London, March 22, 1769.
To John Temple, Esq; at Paris.
Cowes, April 10, 1766.
Frances Brooke
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Vol. 1
THE HISTORY OF EMILY MONTAGUE.
LETTER I.1.
LETTER II.2.
LETTER III.3.
LETTER IV.4.
LETTER V.5.
LETTER VI.6.
LETTER VII.7.
LETTER VIII.8.
LETTER IX.9.
LETTER X.10.
LETTER XI.11.
LETTER XII.12.
LETTER XIII.13.
LETTER XIV.14.
LETTER XV.15.
LETTER XVI.16.
LETTER XVII.17.
LETTER XVIII.18.
LETTER XIX.19.
LETTER XX.20.
LETTER XXI.21.
LETTER XXII.22.
LETTER XXIII.23.
LETTER XXIV.24.
LETTER XXV.25.
LETTER XXVI.26.
LETTER XXVII.27.
LETTER XXVIII.28.
LETTER XXIX.29.
LETTER XXX.30.
LETTER XXXI.31.
LETTER XXXII.32.
LETTER XXXIII.33.
LETTER XXXIV.34.
LETTER XXXV.35.
LETTER XXXVI.36.
LETTER XXXVII.37.
LETTER XXXVIII.38.
LETTER XXXIX.39.
LETTER XL.40.
LETTER XLI.41.
LETTER XLII.42.
LETTER XLIII.43.
LETTER XLIV.44.
LETTER XLV.45.
LETTER XLVI.46.
LETTER XLVII.47.
LETTER XLVIII.48.
LETTER XLIX.49.
LETTER L.50.
LETTER LI.51.
LETTER LII.52.
LETTER LIII.53.
LETTER LIV.54.
THE HISTORY OF EMILY MONTAGUE.
LETTER LV.55.
LETTER LVI.56.
LETTER LVII.57.
LETTER LVIII.58.
LETTER LIX.59.
LETTER LX.60.
LETTER LXI.61.
LETTER LXII.62.
LETTER LXIII.63.
LETTER LXIV.64.
LETTER LXV.65.
LETTER LXVI.66.
LETTER LXVII.67.
LETTER LXVIII.68.
LETTER LXIX.69.
LETTER LXX.70.
LETTER LXXI.71.
LETTER LXXII.72.
LETTER LXXIII.73.
LETTER LXXIV.74.
LETTER LXXV.75.
LETTER LXXVI.76.
LETTER LXXVII.77.
LETTER LXXVIII.78.
LETTER LXXIX.79.
LETTER LXXX.80.
LETTER LXXXI.81.
LETTER LXXXII.82.
LETTER LXXXIII.83.
LETTER LXXXIV.84.
LETTER LXXXV.85.
LETTER LXXXVI.86.
LETTER LXXXVII.87.
LETTER LXXXVIII.88.
LETTER LXXXV.89.
LETTER XC.90.
LETTER XCI.91.
LETTER XCII.92.
LETTER XCIII.93.
LETTER XCIV.94.
LETTER XCV.95.
LETTER XCVI.96.
LETTER XCVII.97.
LETTER XCVIII.98.
LETTER XCIX.99.
LETTER C.100.
LETTER CI.101.
LETTER CII.102.
LETTER CIII.103.
LETTER CIV.104.
LETTER CV.105.
LETTER CVI.106.
LETTER CVII.107.
LETTER CVIII.108.
LETTER CIX.109.
LETTER CX.110.
LETTER CXI.111.
LETTER CXII.112.
LETTER CXIII.113.
LETTER CXII.114.
LETTER CXIII.115.
LETTER CXIV.116.
LETTER CXV.117.
LETTER CXVI.118.
LETTER CXVII.119.
LETTER CXVIII.120.
LETTER CXIX.121.
LETTER CXX.122.
LETTER CXXI.123.
LETTER CXXII.124.
THE HISTORY OF EMILY MONTAGUE.
LETTER CXXIII.125.
LETTER CXXIV.126.
LETTER CXXV.127.
LETTER CXXVI.128.
LETTER CXXVII.129.
LETTER CXXVIII.130.
LETTER CXXIX.131.
LETTER CXXX.132.
LETTER CXXXI.133.
LETTER CXXXII.134.
LETTER CXXXIII.135.
LETTER CXXXIV.136.
LETTER CXXXV.137.
LETTER CXXXVI.138.
LETTER CXXXVII.139.
LETTER CXXXVIII.140.
LETTER CXXXIX.141.
LETTER CXL.142.
LETTER CXLI.143.
LETTER CXLII.144.
LETTER CXLIII.145.
LETTER CXLIV.146.
LETTER CXLV.147.
LETTER CXLVI.148.
LETTER CXLVII.149.
LETTER CXLVIII.150.
LETTER CXLIX.151.
LETTER CL.152.
LETTER CXLIX.153.
LETTER CL.154.
LETTER CLI.155.
LETTER CLII.156.
LETTER CLIII.157.
LETTER CLIV.158.
LETTER CLV.159.
LETTER CLVI.160.
LETTER CLVII.161.
LETTER CLVIII.162.
LETTER CLIX.163.
LETTER CLX.164.
LETTER CLXI.165.
LETTER CLXII.166.
LETTER CLXIII.167.
LETTER CLXIV.168.
LETTER CLXV.169.
LETTER CLXVI.170.
LETTER CLXVII.171.
LETTER CLXVIII.172.
LETTER CLXIX.173.
LETTER CLXX.174.
LETTER CLXXI.175.
LETTER CLXXII.176.
LETTER CLXXIII.177.
LETTER CLXXIV.178.
LETTER CLXXV.179.
LETTER LXXVI.180.
THE HISTORY OF EMILY MONTAGUE.
LETTER CLXXVII.181.
LETTER CLXXVIII.182.
LETTER CLXXIX.183.
LETTER CLXXX.184.
LETTER CLXXXI.185.
LETTER CLXXXII.186.
LETTER CLXXXIII.187.
LETTER CLXXXIV.188.
LETTER CLXXXV.189.
LETTER CLXXXVI.190.
LETTER CLXXXVII.191.
LETTER CLXXXVIII.192.
LETTER CLXXXIX.193.
LETTER CXC.194.
LETTER CXCI.195.
LETTER CXCII.196.
LETTER CXCIII.197.
LETTER CXCIV.198.
LETTER CXCV.199.
LETTER CXCVI.200.
LETTER CXCVII.201.
LETTER CXCVIII.202.
LETTER CXCI.203.
LETTER CC.204.
LETTER CCI.205.
LETTER CCII.206.
LETTER CCIII.207.
LETTER CCIV.208.
LETTER CCV.209.
LETTER CCVI.210.
LETTER CCVII.211.
LETTER CCVIII.212.
LETTER CCIX.213.
LETTER CCX.214.
LETTER CCXI.215.
LETTER CCXII.216.
LETTER CCXIII.217.
ETTERLETTER CCXIV.218.
LETTER CCXV.219.
LETTER CCXVI.220.
LETTER CCXVII.221.
LETTER CCXVIII.222.
LETTER CCXIX.223.
LETTER CCXX.224.
LETTER CCXXI.225.
LETTER CCXXI.226.
LETTER CCXXIII.227.
LETTER CCXXIV.228.