Julia Pardoe (1806 - 1862) Notable Achievements Journeyed to Constantinople and throughout Europe. Was a prolific writer. Occupation/Field of Study: Poet, noveist, writer Exploration Zone: Humanity: People and places; Location of Activity: Europe: Turkey; Period of Activity: 1801-1850; 1851-1900; Biography Born in Yorkshire, England and became a poet and a writer. In 1832 she traveled to Constantinople with her father, Major Thomas Pardoe who served at Waterloo. SHe wrote a number of travel memoires and novels includingThe City of the Sultan (1836). Her first book was about Portugul. Romance of the Harem Thousand and One Days Louis XIV. and the Court of France Court of Francis I. Lord Morcar of Hereward (1829) Speculation (1834) The Mardens and the Daventrys (1835) The River and the Desert; or Recollections of the Rhine and the Chartreuse (1838) The Beauties of the Bosphorus (1839) The City of the Magyar or Hungary and its Institutions (1840) The Hungarian Castle (1842) Confessions of a Pretty Woman (1846) The Jealous Wife (1847) The Rival Beauties (1848) Flies in Amber (1850) The Life and Memoirs of Marie de Medici, Queen and Regent of France (1852) Reginald Lyle (1854) Lady Arabella, or The Adventures of a Doll (1856) Abroad and at Home: Tales Here and There (1857) Pilgrimages in Paris (1857) The Poor Relations (1858) Episodes of French History during the Consulate and the First Empire (1859) The Rich Relation (1862) "Travel to learn character." Publications The Beauties of the Bosphorus. Jane Pardoe (1838) Book: Travel Memoir/Diary/Journal; The City of the Magyar, or Hungary and Her Institutions in 1839-40 Julia Pardoe (1840) Book: Travel Memoir/Diary/Journal; Hassan Abdallah Julia Pardoe (1860) Book: ; The Hungarian Castle Julia Pardoe (1842) Book: Travel Memoir/Diary/Journal; Hungarian Tales and Legends Julia Pardoe (1842) : ; Traits and Traditions of Portugal Julia Pardoe (1834) Book: Travel Memoir/Diary/Journal; The River and the Desert Julia Pardoe (1838) : Travel Memoir/Diary/Journal; The Romance of the Harem Julia Pardoe (1839) : Fiction;