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Lady Elizabeth Vassall Fox Holland
1770–1845
A celebrated political hostess of Regency Britain, she helped make Holland House one of the great meeting places for writers, artists, and Whig politicians. Her journals and letters also preserve a vivid record of travel, society, and public life in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
2 Audiobooks
The journal of Elizabeth Lady Holland (1791-1811) Volume 2 (of 2)
by Lady Elizabeth Vassall Fox Holland
The journal of Elizabeth Lady Holland (1791-1811) Volume 1 (of 2)
by Lady Elizabeth Vassall Fox Holland
About the author
Born Elizabeth Vassall in 1770, she became Lady Holland after marrying Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland. She is best remembered for the brilliant social and political circle she gathered at Holland House in Kensington, where leading literary and political figures met over many years.
Her life was marked by travel, scandal, and strong opinions. Before her second marriage, she had been married to Sir Godfrey Webster; later, with Lord Holland, she traveled widely in Europe, especially in Spain, and developed a lasting interest in politics, culture, and international affairs.
She also left an important written legacy. Her journals, correspondence, and travel writing give modern readers a lively, sometimes sharp-edged view of her world, making her more than a society figure: she remains a memorable witness to the social and political life of her age.