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Turkish Embassy Letters (Reprint Edition) by Malcolm Jack (Editor), Anita Desai (Introduction), Mary Wortley Montagu Paperback, 190 Pages, Published 1994 ISBN-10: 1-85381-679-5 / 1853816795 ISBN-13: 978-1-85381-679-6 / 9781853816796 Lady Mary Wortley Montagu was described by a contemporary as "one of the most extraordinary shining characters in the world." Her letters, collected here, tell of her travels through Europe to Turkey in 1716, where her husband had been appointed Ambassador. Her liveliness makes them delightfully rea |