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In the 17th century, only the most intrepid and passionate travellers ventured into the faraway lands of the Ottoman Empire. Their narratives provide a valuable but also entertaining testimony on the everyday life of Orthodox Christians in Greece and Anatolia.

Sarah Fielding (1710-1768), the younger sister of Henry Fielding, and the close friend of his literary rival Samuel Richardson, was one of the very few English women to master ancient languages like Latin and Greek. With the help of Shaftesbury's nephew, James Harris, a distinguished writer, scholar and grammarian, she embarked on the ambitious project of translating Xenophon's Memorabilia and the Apology of Socrates from the Greek. This work, titled Memoirs of Socrates, with the Defence of Socrates before his Judges, was finally released in 1762. She proved a discreet editor and a talented...