Description
In English for the first time, these 207 letters were written by the eighteenth century Hungarian nobleman Kelemen Mikes, in exile in Turkey, to his aunt in Constantinople over a period of forty years. Mikes tells of the current events of Turkey and beyond, as well as of the daily lives, hopes, and disappointments of himself and his companions in exile, one of whom was Ferenc Rakoczi II, the Prince of Transylvania.
Book Details
Format
Hardcover
Pages
250 pages
Language
English
Published
Apr 15, 1998
Publisher
KEGAN PAUL
ISBN-10
0710306105
ISBN-13
9780710306104