The second volume of letters writ by a Turkish spy who lived 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 1642, to the year 1682 : written originally in Arabick, translated into Italian, and from thence into English, by the translator of the first volume.
Contributors: Midgley, Robert, 1655?-1723.; Bradshaw, William, fl. 1700.
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 922:6.
Publisher: Printed by J. Leake, for Henry Rhodes ...
Published: 1691
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 359
Subjects: Spies -- Europe -- Early works to 1800; Spies -- France -- Early works to 1800; Europe -- History -- 17th century
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Work titles: Esploratore turco. Volume 2.
Notes: Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.

Attributed to Giovanni Paolo Marana. Cf. NUC pre-1956.

The Arabic original is a fiction of the author, the work having been written by him in Italian. Authorities agree that the first part of the work was written by Marana. The remainder has been ascribed to several 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 (v. 169, p. 265-270); Dict. of nat. biog., v. 6, p. 185; v. 37, p. 366.

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Available electronically as part of Early English books online.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International, 1978. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 922:6)