“We travellers are in very hard circumstances. If we say nothing but what has been said before us, we are dull and have observed nothing. If we tell anything new, we are laughed at as fabulous and romantic.”
Quote by Mary Wortley Montagu
Work
Turkish Embassy Letters
This book offers a unique glimpse into the diplomatic relations and cultural exchanges between Britain and the Ottoman Empire as depicted through the correspondence of its diplomats. more
Author
Mary Wortley Montagu
Mary Wortley Montagu was an English writer known for her epistolary works and travel diaries. Born on May 15, 1689, and died on August 21, 1762, she is celebrated for her interest in Eastern cultures and her reflections on the status of women. more
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