Embassy to Constantinople
Lady Mary was a bright light of England’s age of reason. (The New York Times)Her letters…are the height of intelligence, at turns witty, coy, shrewd and always precisely observant.... A fascinating excursion into 18th century Constantinople. (The Book Reader)The letters…are of particular interest to the modern reader. (Middle East Journal)[Lady Mary] had a good eye for culture and an ability to report on it objectively and wittily. (Arab Book World)