Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume 1 (of 2) / Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries, from 1812 to 1883Judith Cohen, Lady Montefiore
Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume 1 (of 2) / Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries, from 1812 to 1883
Judith Cohen, Lady Montefiore
History
Book language: English
422 pages
The first volume of the diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore covers their life and work from 1812 to 1883. It gathers diary entries, speeches, letters, and narratives of missions undertaken in the cause of humanity. It is worth listening to as a record of nineteenth-century Jewish philanthropy and international advocacy.
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Reproduced From A Photograph On Porcelain In The Possession Of Mrs Loewe Taken At The Age Of 80 HELIOG LEMERCIER Et Cie PARIS DIARIES OF SIR MOSES AND LADY MONTEFIORE COMPRISING THEIR LIFE AND WORK AS RECORDED IN THEIR DIARIES FROM 1812 TO 1883. WITH THE ADDRESSES AND SPEECHES OF SIR MOSES; HIS CORRESPONDENCE WITH MINISTERS, AMBASSADORS, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF PUBLIC BODIES; PERSONAL NARRATIVES OF HIS MISSIONS IN THE CAUSE OF HUMANITY; FIRMANS AND EDICTS OF EASTERN MONARCHS; HIS OPINIONS ON FINANCIAL, POLITICAL, AND RELIGIOUS SUBJECTS, AND ANECDOTES AND INCIDENTS REFERRING TO MEN OF HIS TIME, AS RELATED BY HIMSELF. EDITED BY DR L. LOEWE, MEMBER OF THE ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND OF THE SOCIETE ASIATIQUE OF PARIS OF THE NUMISMATIC SOCIETY OF LONDON, ETC (ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE MISSION TO DAMASCUS AND CONSTANTINOPLE UNDER THE LATE SIR MOSES MONTEFIORE BART, IN THE YEAR 1840). ASSISTED BY HIS SON. In Two Volumes WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
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