An Ottoman Traveller Christianity to the beautiful wildlife

to the beautiful wildlife

After the tumult of the last few years

We have to stop thinking about the imperative of economic growth-nothing grows for ever

and Barack Obama

Blackwell takes us back to the island where it all began: Jamaica - the place where his family once partied with the likes of Noël Coward

An Ottoman Traveller Christianity to the beautiful wildlifeEvliya elebi was the Orhan Pamuk of the 17th century, the Pepys of the Ottoman world a diligent, adventurous and honest recorder with a puckish wit and humour. He is in the pantheon of the great travel writers of the world, though virtually unknown to western readers. This translation brings his sparkling work to life.