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
By: written originally in Arabick ; translated into Italian, from thence into English ... ; by the translator of the first volume.
Contributors: Bradshaw, William, fl. 1700; Midgley, Robert, 1655?-1723.
Publisher: G. Strahan, S. Ballard ...
Published: 1723
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Europe -- History -- 1517-1648; Europe -- History -- 1648-1789
Other titles: Letters writ by a Turkish spy
Work titles: Esploratore turco.
Notes: Authorities agree that the first part of the work, pub. in Paris 1684, was written by Marana in Italian (never actually in Arabic). 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. Dict. nat. biog., v. 6, p. 185; v. 37, p. 366.

Imprint varies.

Vol. 1: 20th edition; v. 2-8: 8th edition.

Vol. 1 has both general and special t.-p.; v. 2-8 have special t.-p. only.

CRRS Library has vol. 3 only.