The Turkish Embassy Letters - Paperback

by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (Author), Teresa Heffernan (Editor), Daniel O'Quinn (Editor)

A pioneering woman traveler's impressions of Turkey are collected with a wealth of contemporary historical documents in this edition.

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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.

This Broadview edition includes a broad selection of related historical documents on Turkey, women in the Arab world, Islam, and "Oriental" tales written in Europe.

Author Biography

Teresa Heffernan is Associate Professor of English at St. Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Daniel O'Quinn is Professor of English and Theatre Studies at the University of Guelph.