The eight volumes of letters writ by a Turkish spy, who liv'd five and forty years undiscover'd 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 that of France) from the year 1637, to the year 1682. Written originally in Arabick, translated into Italian, from thence into English. And now published with a large historical preface and index to illustrate the whole. By the translator of the first volume.

All titles

• The eight volumes of letters writ by a Turkish spy, who liv'd five and forty years undiscover'd 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 that of France) from the year 1637, to the year 1682. Written originally in Arabick, translated into Italian, from thence into English. And now published with a large historical preface and index to illustrate the whole. By the translator of the first volume.
• Turkish spy

People / Organizations

• Giovanni Paolo Marana (Author)

Imprint

Dublin: printed by S. Powell, for R. Gunne, G. Grierson, L. Dillon, R. Owen, G. Risk, E. Hamilton, J. Leathley, G. Ewing, W. Smith, P. Crampton, G. Faulkner, S. Brock, A. Bradley, W. Heatly, T. Moore, C. Wynne, and S. Dalton, booksellers, MDCCXXXVI. [1736]

Publication year

1736

ESTC No.

T91586

Grub Street ID

311420

Description

8v. : ill. ; 12⁰

Note

V.1 is a translation of 'L'Esploratore turco .. ' by G. P. Marana originally published in Paris in 1684; subsequent volumes have been variously attributed, but were probably edited by Robert Midgley from William Bradshaw's translation of the original Italian MS.

The edition statement is from the individual titlepage to vol. 1.