The Turkish Embassy Letters - Virago Modern Classics
The Turkish Embassy Letters - Virago Modern Classics
paperback
Published:
27 January, 1994
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781853816796 |
| ISBN10 | 1853816795 |
| Number Of Pages | 240 |
| Item Weight | 163 g |
| Product Dimensions | 196 x 126 x 12 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Format | paperback |
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Her letters have an immediacy and vivacity that remains as fresh as the mosaics on the ancient monuments she saw and the eastern gardens that gave her such delight -- Anita Desai
One of the best narrative travel books ever written by an Englishwoman -- Dervla Murphy
A timely and compelling reminder of the reasons why we should pay attention to the writing of this remarkable woman. They have produced what will no doubt be the definitive teaching edition for years to come -- Suvir Paul, University of Pennsylvania
What a treat to see this indispensable and versatile text again available . . . Her idiosyncratic, open-minded, proto-feminist responses to Islamic civilisation are more fascinating today than ever, and the context that the editors supply for them is simply the best yet -- Isobel Grundy, University of Alberta
Her letters have an immediacy and vivacity that remains as fresh as the mosiacs on the ancient monuments she saw and the eastern gardens that gave her such delight. * Anita Desai *
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Author's Bio
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. Her connections with poets such as Pope, Congreve and Addison and with Whig politicians through her father and husband provide a fascinating base for the correspondence.