Böcker i Cambridge Library Collection - European History-serien

Zeyneb Hanoum and her sister Melek fled Turkey in 1906, at a time when women's freedom was severely restricted. This book, first published in 1913, is a collection of Zeyneb's letters, describing the sisters' experiences in Europe as well as comparing women's rights in Turkey and Europe.

Georges Auguste Escoffier (1846-1935) distinguished himself as an innovative and imaginative chef in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, notably in London's Savoy and Carlton hotels. Reissued here in its 1907 English translation, his influential textbook on haute cuisine was first published in French in 1903.

First published in 1810, this report on the current state of history and classical literature was commissioned by Napoleon I and edited by French historian and philologist Bon-Joseph Dacier (1742-1833). It provides an overview of works on these subjects published in Europe between 1789 and 1808.

Memoir is an account of the life of the Prussian diplomat and scholar Christian Karl Josias, Baron von Bunsen (1791-1860), who served as Prussian ambassador to Great Britain for thirteen years. It is based on Bunsen's family papers and private correspondence. Volume 2 covers his life from 1842 onwards.

Memoir is an account of the life of the Prussian diplomat and scholar Christian Karl Josias, Baron von Bunsen (1791-1860), who served as Prussian ambassador to Britain for thirteen years. It is based on von Bunsen's family papers and private correspondence. Volume 1 covers his life up to 1841.

Dorothea Gerard (1855-1915) was a British novelist specialising in romance stories. This volume, first published in 1913 contains her detailed study of the history of the officer class within the Imperial Austrian army, and provides fascinating insights into the formation of this distinct social class in the Austrian Empire.

William Martin Leake (1777-1860) was a British military officer and classical scholar. First published in 1826, this second edition contains a detailed discussion of the historical background of and events during the first years of the Greek Revolution (1821-30), providing a valuable contemporary account.

The theologian William Palmer (1811-1879), a member of the Oxford Movement, made several controversial visits to Russia to study the Orthodox Church. This book, first published in 1873, is Volume 2 of Palmer's six-volume translation of documents relating to the life of Nicon (1605-1681), Patriarch of Moscow.

This is an 1873 English translation of a polemical account by Paisius Ligarides (1612-1678) of the bitter struggle that took place between the Tsar Alexis Michaelovich and the Patriarch Nicon in mid-seventeenth-century Russia. It is a key historical source for the ideological debates of the period.

Mackintosh was a Scottish liberal politician initially sympathetic to the French Revolution, who rejected Burke's Reflections, arguing that both France and Britain needed reform, though he later reconsidered this view. His Historical Sketch, published in 1792, outlines the origins of the Revolution and its course to the end of 1791.

The theologian William Palmer (1811-1879), a member of the Oxford Movement, made several controversial visits to Russia to study the Orthodox Church. This book, first published in 1871, is Volume 1 of Palmer's six-volume translation of documents relating to the life of Nicon (1605-1681), Patriarch of Moscow.

A snapshot of the extent of literature concerning the 'Jewish Question' appearing in the previous decade, this 1885 bibliography records as much material originating from Germany as from all other countries combined. It is revealing in scope and has been described as the most important contemporary bibliography on the subject.