Books by Charles Lewis Meryon

Adventurous and unconventional, Lady Hester Stanhope (1776-1839) left England to travel to the East in the early nineteenth century. This three-volume work, first published in 1846, was written by her physician Charles Meryon (1783-1877), who travelled with her for seven years before returning to England to complete his medical studies.

Lady Hester Stanhope (1776-1839) was a remarkable woman who left England to travel to the Middle East in 1810. This three-volume work, first published in 1845, contains letters she sent to her personal physician and his memories of her. Volume 1 covers the period between 1823 and 1837.