Died #OnThisDay 1773 'of a slow decay' Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th earl of Chesterfield. Best known for his witty letters of advice, there was another side to Chesterfield, as evidenced by his dismay at the death of his close friend the earl of Scarbrough. historyofparliament.com/2021/05/13/r...

One week left to apply for our paid internship this summer!

On this day (201 years ago), Anna Laetitia Barbauld (1743-1825)’s death date. Poems are included in the #RomanticPeriodPoetryArchive: https://www.romanticperiodpoetry.org/authors/#id/pers00026 #c19th #poetry #DH #Romanticism #19thC #OnThisDay #OTD

📣 New internship 📣 An exciting opportunity has arisen for a PhD student or Early Career Researcher to work as a research intern for the Elizabeth Montagu Correspondence Online (EMCO). Applications close 1 April 2026. For more details, please see: shorturl.at/pdO1r #18thcentury #eighteenthcentury

This Valentine’s season, discover how 18th c. couples poured their hopes, anxieties and desires into hand written love letters - read my article in Bath Spa uni news feature here #18c #love #letters www.bathspa.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

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). Please follow and repost for updates!

📣📣 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...

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!

This 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!

One final reminder that the deadline to apply for our summer internship is this Friday!

10 days left to apply for a paid internship with EMCO this summer!

📢 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! 📝 transcribathon.eventbrite.com

🚨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.

🚨 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!

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!

🚨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!

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📚

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.