Turkish Embassy Letters

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The critical and biographical introduction tells of Lady Wortley Montagu's travels through Europe to Turkey in 1716, where her husband had been appointed Ambassador. Her lively letters offer insights into Turkish history and culture.
The critical and biographical introduction tells of Lady Wortley Montagu's travels through Europe to Turkey in 1716, where her husband had been appointed Ambassador. Her lively letters offer insights into the paradoxical freedoms conferred on Muslim women by the veil, the value of experimental work by Turkish doctors on inoculation, and the beauty of Arab poetry and culture.
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Weight 0.173000
Author Mary Wortley Montagu
Availability IP
Department Travel Writing
Format Paperback
ISBN 9781853816796
Pages 240
Published 27/01/1994
Publisher Virago
Section Travel Writing: General
Series Virago Modern Classics
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