Montague

Japanese: モンタギュー

British salon host. Born into a Yorkshire landowning family. Married to a wealthy landowner, she lost one child and opened a literary salon in London, where she spent her life as a patron of literary figures. The salon was renowned for its high level of intellectual activity, and she was nicknamed "Blue Stockings," giving her name to the Japanese novel "Blue Stocking." Her writings include "The Work and Spirit of Shakespeare" (1769) and letters published posthumously.

Montague

A British female writer and poet. She is known for her collection of letters about Turkey, "Letters from an Embassy" (1763). Born to an aristocratic family, she acquired her education from her father's books. She was known in London society for her beauty and wit, and Pope was said to have been one of her admirers.

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Japanese:

英国のサロン主宰者。ヨークシャーの地主の家に生まれる。土地の富裕な地主と結婚するが一児に死なれ，ロンドンに文芸サロンを開き，文人たちのパトロネスとして生涯を過ごした。そのサロンは知的水準の高さで定評があり，〈ブルーストッキング〉と呼ばれて，日本の《青鞜》に名を与えた。《シェイクスピアの作品と精神》（1769年）や死後刊行の書簡などが残る。