Memoirs of Baron de Tott (The Middle East collection) [Unknown Binding]

Francois Tott (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Middle East collection | Publication Date: 1973

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1786. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... of Engia, and lies in a south-west direction from it. I shall conclude my Letter with one more observation relative to Lady Montague. The Reader will pardon with difficulty the Baron de Tott, for having attacked the memory of an illustrious woman, who wrote numerous truths concerning the Turks, saw them as they were, expressed herself with elegance, and infused that sensibility into her work which characterises her sex, the glory of which she has contributed to augment. She will, therefore, readily be pardoned those trifling errors which have escaped her. I have now, Sir, compleated the talk you were pleased to impose; but, notwithstanding the errors I have remarked in the Memoirs, I must confess I have read them again and again, with the utmost pleasure, since they are highly entertaining, and contain particulars of every kind which are extremely interesting: I could, indeed, have wished that the Baron de Tott had not not so hastily despaired of the Turks ; for, whatever we may think of the present generation, several circumstances, of which he cannot be ignorant, ought to incline us to hope better things from their posterity. He may, perhaps, himself live to see those clouds dissipated by which the glory of the Ottoman nation has been obscured. To conclude, I must again declare that I cannot believe the Memoirs to be wholly such as Baron de Tott would himself have published, but that they must have been printed without his knowledge, since we find in them several errors which it is impossible to attribute to him. We may, no doubt, reasonably expect another edition, more copious and correct. Should the Baron, however, avow that which has appeared, I shall neither retract the deserved commendations I have be- stowed on the Author, nor the critical observations I...

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Language Notes

Text: English, French (translation)

Product Details

• Unknown Binding: 160 pages
• Publisher: Arno Press (1973)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0405053630
• ISBN-13: 978-0405053634
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,690,679 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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