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Adventures of Baron Wenceslas Wratislaw of Mitrowitz: What he Saw in the Turkish Metropolis, Constantinople; Experienced in his Captivity; And after his Happy Return to his Country, Committed to Writing in the Year of Our Lord 1599 - Cambridge Library Col
Adventures of Baron Wenceslas Wratislaw of Mitrowitz: What he Saw in the Turkish Metropolis, Constantinople; Experienced in his Captivity; And after his Happy Return to his Country, Committed to Writing in the Year of Our Lord 1599 - Cambridge Library Col
Wenceslas Wratislaw
Published in 1862, this was the first translation into English of a major Czech prose work. It is the story of a Bohemian nobleman's journey to, imprisonment in, and return from Constantinople in the late sixteenth century. This translation proved popular and helped bring Czech literature to a wider audience.
260 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | February 21, 2013 |
| ISBN13 | 9781108052016 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 260 |
| Dimensions | 143 × 216 × 17 mm · 360 g |
| Language | English |
| Translator | Wratislaw, Albert Henry |