The Turkish Embassy Letters - Eland Classics

Mary Montagu was 'one of the most extraordinary characters in the world.' She was a self-educated intellectual, a free spirit, a radical, a feminist but also an entitled aristocrat and a society wit with powerful friends at court. In 1716 she travelled across Europe to take up residence in Istanbul as the wife of the British ambassador. Her letters remain as fresh as the day they were penned: enchanted by her discoveries of the life of Turkish women behind the veil, by Arabic poetry and by contemporary medical practices - including inoculation. For two years she lovingly observed Ottoman society as a participant, with affection, intelligence and an astonishing lack of prejudice.

ISBN:	9781780600390
Publisher:	Eland
Imprint:	Eland
Published date:	12 Aug 2021
DEWEY:	941.072092
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	208
Weight:	340g
Height:	138mm
Width:	215mm
Spine width:	24mm

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