The Turkish Embassy Letters Lady Mary Wortley Montagu |
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| Author:
| Wortley, Lady Mary |
| Editor:
| Heffernan, Teresa
O'Quinn, Daniel |
| Series title: | Broadview Editions Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55481-042-0 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2012 |
| Publisher: | Broadview Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $47.30 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.