1694 Turkish SPY Ottoman Letters Writ French Political Satire Marana English

Giovanni Paolo Marana was a political refugee during the reign of Louis XIV in France. He is known primarily for his work ‘Letters Writ by a Turkish Spy’, the first volume, however, is the only volume he is known to have written. The subsequent seven volumes are attributed to various authors, even though some experts claim that Marana himself may have written them.

‘Letters’ is a collection of hundreds of fictional letters by an Ottoman spy named Mahmut, who also happened to be in the court of Louis XIV. The correspondence in this work covers the mid-17th-century in France are a satirical view of the current state of politics and society in Paris – making slights at figures such as Cardinal Richelieu.

This 1694 English edition was part of the first English printing and features a preface claiming the letters were discovered from and Italian manuscript – now known to be a false claim as a part of the fictional nature of the first seven volumes.

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BRADSHAW, William [attrib.]

The Eighth and Last Volume of letters writ by a Turkish spy : who lived five and forty years undiscovered at Paris : 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 France) from the year 1637 to the year 1682

London : Printed by J. R. for J. Hindmarsh and R. Sare, 1694. First English edition.

Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages; volume 8

[24], 357, [1]

Language: English

Binding: Leather; tight & secure

Size: ~6.25in X 3.75in (16cm x 9.5cm)

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