List of plates; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Assumptions and ironies; 2. Women at home; 3. Reigning beauties; 4. Rebellious sympathies; 5. A choice of sisters; 6. Female wit; 7. Headstrong Duchesses; 8. Victims of state; 9. 'I love you upon unalterable Principles'; Bibliography; Index.
Dr Rumbold brings to light new information, and shows how the women with whom Pope dealt can themselves be seen as individuals with presence and dignity.
"Valerie Rumbold's book is one of the best studies of Pope to appear in many years." Modern Philology
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