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The Turkish Embassy Letters

The Turkish Embassy Letters

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Paperback Published on: 30/09/2012
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Synopsis

In 1716, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu's husband Edward Montagu was appointed British ambassador to the Sublime Porte of the Ottoman Empire. Montagu accompanied her husband to Turkey and wrote an extraordinary series of letters that recorded her experiences as a traveller and her impressions of Ottoman culture and society.

This Broadview edition includes a broad selection of related historical documents on Turkey, women in the Arab world, Islam, and "Oriental" tales written in Europe.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Broadview Press
  • ISBN: 9781554810420
  • Number of pages: 328
  • Dimensions: 213 x 142 x 18 mm
  • Weight: 380g
  • Languages: English