Letters from Turkey

Letters from Turkey By Lady Mary Wortley Montagu In 1716, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu travelled to Constantinople, where her husband was British Ambassador. During her sojourn there, she learned Turkish and explored the city, dressed in the traditional veils of Turkish women. The lively letters which she wrote to her numerous friends in London make up this book, together with those she wrote during her journey across Europe to Constantinople. Lady Mary admired Turkish women, whose daily lives at home and in the baths she describes with relish. She gained entry in disguise to the seraglio, and wrote about the liberating effects of the veil. She admired the Turkish practice of smallpox inoculation and on her return to England wrote persuasively on the subject. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience. Letters from Turkey, Letters from Turkey book, Letters from Turkey pdf