The eight volumes of letters writ by a Turkish spy, who liv'd five and forty years undiscover'd at Paris
Subtitle: giving an impartial account to the Divan at Constantinople of the most remarkable transactions of Europe: and discovering several intrigues and secrets of the Christian courts (especially of that of France) continued from the year 1637, to the year 1682. Written originally in Arabick. Translated into Italian, from thence into English. And now published with a large historical preface and index to illustrate the whole.
By: By the translator of the first volume.
Contributors: Midgley, Robert, 1655?-1723, ed.; Bradshaw, William, fl. 1700, tr.; Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: G. Strahan, W. Mears, S. Ballard [etc.]
Published: 1734
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Europe -- History -- 1517-1648; Europe -- History -- 1648-1789
Other titles: Letters writ by a Turkish spy.; Turkish spy.
Notes: Vol. 1: 22 ed.; v. 2-8: 10th ed.
Vol. 1 has both general and special t.-p.; v. 2-8 have special t.-p. only.
Authorities agree that the first part of the work, pub. in Paris 1684, was written by Marana. The remainder has been ascribed to different Englishmen, among them Dr. Robert Midgley and William Bradshaw. It is probable however that Midgley simply edited the English translation, made by Bradshaw, of the original Italian manuscript. cf. Gentleman's magazine, 1840-41; also, Dict. nat. biog., v. 6, p. 185; v. 37, p. 366.