Mary Montagu was one of the most extraordinary characters in the
world. She was a self-educated intellectual, a free spirit, a
radical, a feminist but also an entitled aristocrat and a society
wit with powerful friends at court. In 1716 she travelled across
Europe to take up residence in Istanbul as the wife of the British
ambassador. Her letters remain as fresh as the day they were
penned: enchanted by her discoveries of the life of Turkish women
behind the veil, by Arabic poetry and by contemporary medical
practices - including inoculation. For two years she lovingly
observed Ottoman society as a participant, with affection,
intelligence and an astonishing lack of prejudice.
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