Sir John Finch, a physician and scholar, became English ambassador at Constantinople almost against his will in 1674. Abbott uses his dispatches to show the embassy at work: his programme for the Levant trade, the men around him, daily life in the city, and his humiliating dealings with the Grand Vizier Kara Mustafa.
A lively, documented picture of Restoration diplomacy at the Ottoman court, with a foreword by Lord Bryce. Download the free EPUB.