An Ottoman Traveller

A learned and perceptive gentleman-observer from courtly Istanbul at the height of its power, Evilya's work records and preserves an entire world otherwise lost to history." This remarkable collection brings together the highlights of Çelebi's massive travel writings, offering readers a vivid window into Ottoman life and culture at its zenith. Through his keen observations and insatiable curiosity, we encounter a lost world brought brilliantly back to life. "A proper edition of his massive work has long been overdue, and Robert Dankoff magnificently translates the highlights … a book which is likely to change for ever our perceptions of the Ottoman Empire." — William Dalrymple