The Turkish embassy letters /

Montagu, Mary Wortley, Lady, 1689-1762.

The Turkish embassy letters / Lady Mary Wortley Montagu ; Introd. by Anita Desai ; Text ed. and annot. by Malcolm Jack. - London : Virago, 2009. - XLII, 190 p. ; 24 cm.

Lady Wortley Montagu (1689-1762) was described by a contemporary, as 'one of the most extraordary shining characters in the world...'. Her newly edited letters tell of her travels through Europe to Turkey in 1716.

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Montagu, Mary Wortley, Lady, 1689-1762 --Correspondence.


Diplomats' spouses--Great Britain--Correspondence.
Diplomats' spouses--Turkey--Correspondence.


British--History--Turkey--18th century.
Istanbul (Turkey)--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

DA501.M7 / M66 1994