Stuart, Louisa (1757–1851)
Stuart, Louisa (1757–1851)
British letter writer and memoirist. Born 1757 in London, England; died 1851 in London; dau. of John, 3rd earl of Bute, and Mary (1718–1794), countess of Bute; granddau. of Mary Wortley Montagu.
Though kept from intellectual pursuits by family, read widely and corresponded with such figures as Sir Walter Scott; works include "Introductory Anecdotes" to The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montague (J. A. S. Wharncliffe, ed., 1837), Gleanings from an Old Portfolio (Mrs. Godfrey Clark, ed., 1895–98), Selections from the Manuscripts of Lady Louisa Stuart (J. A. Home, ed., 1899), Letters of Lady Louisa Stuart to Miss Louisa Clinton (J. A. Home, ed., 1901–03), The Letters of Lady Louisa Stuart (R. B. Johnson, ed., 1926), and Memoir of Frances, Lady Douglas (J. Rubenstein, ed., 1985).