The Turkish Embassy Letters

By:

Mary Wortley Montagu

Format:

Paperback / softback

Series:

Virago Modern Classics

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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 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.

Author Biography:

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu's 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.

Release date NZ

January 27th, 1994

Author

Mary Wortley Montagu

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Contributor

Introduction by Anita Desai

Pages

240

Series

Virago Modern Classics

Dimensions

196x126x12

ISBN-13

9781853816796

Product ID

1676226

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