Letters from the Levant During the Embassy to Constantinople 1716-18. Reprinted
Title | Letters from the Levant During the Embassy to Constantinople 1716-18. Reprinted PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Wortley Montagu |
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Release | 1971 |
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Letters from the Levant During the Embassy to Constantinople 1716-18
Title | Letters from the Levant During the Embassy to Constantinople 1716-18 PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Wortley Montagu |
Publisher | |
Pages | 292 |
Release | 1971 |
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ISBN | 9780405027307 |
Letters from the Levant
Title | Letters from the Levant PDF eBook |
Author | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu |
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Pages | 283 |
Release | 1838 |
Genre | Austria |
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Letters from the Levant During the Embassy to Constantinople, 1716-18
Title | Letters from the Levant During the Embassy to Constantinople, 1716-18 PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Pierrepont Wortley Montagu |
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Pages | 292 |
Release | 1971 |
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ISBN | 9780405027307 |
Letters from the Levant During the Embassy to Constantinople 1746-18
Title | Letters from the Levant During the Embassy to Constantinople 1746-18 PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Wortley Montagu |
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Release | 1838 |
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Letters From the Levant; During the Ambassy to Constantinople 1716-18, by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu; With a Preliminary Discourse and Notes ... by J.A. St. John
Title | Letters From the Levant; During the Ambassy to Constantinople 1716-18, by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu; With a Preliminary Discourse and Notes ... by J.A. St. John PDF eBook |
Author | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu |
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Pages | 283 |
Release | 1838 |
Genre | Europe |
ISBN |
The Earl and His Butler in Constantinople
Title | The Earl and His Butler in Constantinople PDF eBook |
Author | Nigel Webb |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 272 |
Release | 2008-11-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0857712268 |
George Hay, 8th Earl of Kinnoull, was an unconventional ambassador. A Scottish aristocrat who had been imprisoned for his Jacobite sympathies and almost bankrupted by his involvement in the South Sea Bubble, Lord Kinnoull had no previous diplomatic experience when he was unexpectedly appointed ambassador to the Ottoman Empire in 1729. Leaving his wife and family of ten at their Yorkshire home, Lord Kinnoull departed England for Constantinople with his political, financial and personal suitability for the role all in doubt. How would he cope with the complex world of international politics? Or negotiate the sensitive relationship between Muslims and Christians? And why was he subsequently recalled to England in disgrace?"The Earl and His Butler in Constantinople" traces Lord Kinnoull's eventful journey to the heart of the Ottoman Empire, where he served as ambassador for seven years - and back again. His butler, Samuel Medley, was his constant companion throughout this time and his is almost the only surviving servant's diary from the period. From this unique and colourful source, as well as from Lord Kinnoull's despatches and family letters, Nigel and Caroline Webb have produced a remarkable biography which casts fresh light on the Ottoman Empire and British politics in the 18th century. It also offers vivid portraits of the cosmopolitan city of Constantinople at this critical stage in its history and of an idiosyncratic Earl and his exceptional butler which will captivate readers.