Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M--y W---y M----e: Written, during her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa, To Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, &c.
London: printed for T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt. C.1763-1767. Edition: Second Edition., Binding: contemporary light full calf tree calf, title on the flat spine, spine with gilt ruled compartments and devices.
, Notes: The letters were written during Lady Montagu’s travels in Europe, Asia and Africa, to persons of distinction, which contain, among other curious relations, accounts of the policy and manners of the Turks. Montagu's Turkish letters were frequently cited by imperial women travellers, more than a century after her journey. Such writers cited Montagu's assertion that women travellers could gain an intimate view of Turkish life that was not available to their male counterparts.
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689–1762) was an English aristocrat, letter writer, and poet. Lady Mary is today chiefly remembered for her letters, particularly her letters from travels to the Ottoman Empire, as wife to the British ambassador to Turkey, which have been described by Billie Melman as "the very first example of a secular work by a woman about the Muslim Orient". Aside from her writing, Lady Mary is also known for introducing and advocating for smallpox inoculation to Britain after her return from Turkey. Her writings address and challenge the hindering contemporary social attitudes towards women and their intellectual and social growth.
, Size: 12mo., , Illustration: 3 volumes: volume one and two of the Letters and one volume additional Letters; this set does not have Letters 40 to 52., Volume: 3 volumes: volume one an, Category: Book Near East Turkey;. Item #B6267
Edition: Second Edition., Binding: contemporary light full calf tree calf, title on the flat spine, spine with gilt ruled compartments and devices.
, Notes: The letters were written during Lady Montagu’s travels in Europe, Asia and Africa, to persons of distinction, which contain, among other curious relations, accounts of the policy and manners of the Turks. Montagu's Turkish letters were frequently cited by imperial women travellers, more than a century after her journey. Such writers cited Montagu's assertion that women travellers could gain an intimate view of Turkish life that was not available to their male counterparts.
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689–1762) was an English aristocrat, letter writer, and poet. Lady Mary is today chiefly remembered for her letters, particularly her letters from travels to the Ottoman Empire, as wife to the British ambassador to Turkey, which have been described by Billie Melman as "the very first example of a secular work by a woman about the Muslim Orient". Aside from her writing, Lady Mary is also known for introducing and advocating for smallpox inoculation to Britain after her return from Turkey. Her writings address and challenge the hindering contemporary social attitudes towards women and their intellectual and social growth.
, Size: 12mo., , Illustration: 3 volumes: volume one and two of the Letters and one volume additional Letters; this set does not have Letters 40 to 52., Volume: 3 volumes: volume one an, Category: Book Near East Turkey;.
Price: $275.00