From The Herald:
A little known journal written by a Scottish diplomat’s wife 200 years ago in Turkey has been published for the first time in a new book.
Henrietta Liston, a botanist and diarist, spent eight years in Istanbul – then Constantinople – from 1812 to 1820 after her husband, Robert Liston, was appointed British ambassador to the Sublime Porte – the Ottoman Court at Constantinople.
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“Henrietta Liston’s Travels: The Turkish Journals 1812–1820’, published by Edinburgh University Press, is a collaboration between scholars at the National Library of Scotland and Bilkent University, Ankara, and is coupled with a digital resource hosted by the National Library.
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Dr Patrick Hart of Bilkent University said it was hoped the “celebration of Henrietta Liston’s writing” would inspire readers as much as Turkey inspired her.
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“Together our book and digital resource will introduce Liston’s writings to a wide readership by providing a modernised, readable edition alongside free access to digital facsimiles of the manuscripts and semi-diplomatic transcriptions.”
See Also: 19th Century Constantinople Brought to Life (via National Library of Scotland)
Direct to Liston Journals Website
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