Mary Wortley Montagu

Broschiertes Buch

The Turkish Embassy Letters

Beschreibung

Letters written from 1716-1718 from the Ottoman Empire by Mary Wortley Montagu, one of the first modern travel writers. A revelation in their day.

Autor

Lucie, Lady Duff-Gordon (1821 - 1869) was an English author and translator who wrote as Lucie Gordon. She is best known for her Letters from Egypt, 1863-1865 (1865) and Last Letters from Egypt (1875). Having moved in prominent literary circles in London, she contracted tuberculosis and migrated in 1861 to South Africa for health reasons. She travelled on to Egypt in 1862 where she settled in Luxor, learnt Arabic, and wrote many letters about Egyptian culture, religion, and customs. Her letters are notable for humour, outrage at the ruling Ottomans, and many personal stories from the people around her.

Produktdetails

• Eland classics
• Verlag: Eland Publishing Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Dezember 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 136mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 340g
• ISBN-13: 9781780600390
• ISBN-10: 1780600399
• Artikelnr.: 61261113