Virago Modern Classics

The Turkish Embassy Letters

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

Virago Modern Classics: The Turkish Embassy Letters

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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Beschrijving Virago Modern Classics: The Turkish Embassy Letters

ISBN: 9781853816796
Pagina's: 240
Verschenen: 27-01-1994
Serie: Virago Modern Classics
Rubriek: Reisgidsen

Druk: 1
Uitvoering: Paperback
Taal: Engels
Uitgever: Little, Brown Book Group

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