Her most famous work, however, is un- doubtedly The Turkish Embassy Letters (originally published as Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M-y W-y M-e Written during Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa to Persons of Distinc- tion, Men of Letters) in which she detailed her journey to the Ottoman Empire. She wrote, over the course of her life, a large number of poems and essays and, after fallings out, took part in a a poetic war with Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swifts poetic equivalent of a twitter feud. She was married to Sir Edward who was himself an important member of society and the government. She was a poet, member of the court of George the First, friends with everyone from Alexander Pope to Car- oline, Princess of Wales. She was the daughter of Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, thus a member of the highest aristocratic circles. Mary Wortley Montagu didn’t have a dull life. Compiled, they are one of the most interesting travel logs of a journey to Istanbul and offer a unique perspective on the Ottoman world. During her journey she wrote letters to her friends and family back in England. The year is 1716 and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, accompanying her husband Sir Edward Wortley Montagu, a British diplomat, travels to Istanbul (Constantinople as she refers to it).
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