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Istanbul has attracted the attention of foreign travelers, poets, and artists in every period of history. Julia Pardoe is one of the most distinctive writers among these travelers…
Her Beauties of the Bosphorus, published in 1838 with engravings by William Henry Bartlett, is in every respect a work that contains many
firsts. In Istanbul, which she explored step by step, Julia Pardoe conveys with plain realism the social life accompanying the city’s enchanting natural beauty; everything she witnessed in its baths, mosques, ports, waterside mansions, and coffeehouses. The place of women in social life, polygamy, slavery, fate, and hospitality, along with many other subjects, are addressed in her works outside the established Orientalist perspective of travel writers.
184 years later, Beauties of the Bosphorus meets its readers in Turkish for the first time, offering a wonderful pretext to become reacquainted with a unique city that defies all ages. Seen through the window from which Pardoe looked upon Istanbul years ago, Beauties of the Bosphorus promises an adventure not to be missed: to give voice once again to the emotional climate of those who loved this city passionately, and to add color to its colors. So come, let us walk together through the timeless, endlessly magical beauty of the past…