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The Earl and His Butler in Constantinople

The Earl and His Butler in Constantinople The Secret Diary of an English Servant Among the Ottomans

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Publisher's Synopsis

In 1729, George Hay, 8th Earl of Kinnoull, a Scottish aristocrat, was appointed ambassador to Constantinople, where he remained intil 1737. His retinue included Mr Samuel Medley, aged 62, his ever-loyal butler, who kept a diary there from 1733 to 1736.

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I. B. Tauris

I.B.Tauris has long been recognised as one of the leading publishers on the Middle East and the Islamic World and has a major presence in Classics and Ancient History, History, Geography and Social Sciences, Politics and International Relations, Philosophy, Religion, Film and Visual Culture, and Fine Art including the internationally recognised Fine Art imprint Philip Wilson Publishers. We also publish the popular Tauris Parke Paperbacks imprint specialising in history, travel and biography.

Book information

ISBN: 9781845117825
Publisher: I. B. Tauris
Imprint: I. B. Tauris
Pub date:
Edition: New Edition
DEWEY: 327.2092
DEWEY edition: 22
Number of pages: 257
Weight: 452g
Height: 233mm
Width: 156mm
Spine width: 21mm