[Charles Lemercier de Longpre]: Constantinople par l Auteur des Horizons Prochains.Paris [1877] Third edition, in small 8vo,original publishers paper covers somehow slightly dusty,text clean with some scattered spotting,complete 487p.,overall in almost very good condition. A fascinating and politically charged work published under the pseudonym "Les Auteurs des Horizons".A strong late Philhellenic work.While the book was published anonymously it is attributed to the French diplomat and political writer Charles Lemercier de Longpré, Baron d'Haussez, to the circle of French intellectuals who were deeply critical of the Eastern Question during the escalating Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878. It was published at the exact moment when the Russian army was advancing toward the walls of Constantinople.A detailed view of Constantinople through a lens of impending catastrophe, discuss the city as the sick man's head, destined to be severed.The author reflect on the Greek heritage of the city suggesting that the Ottoman layer is thin and that a Greek or internationalized future for the city might be inevitable.It is famous for its sharp, often cynical critique of European diplomacy. It mocks the Great Powers for their indecision while the Levant burns.For the author, the beautiful minarets represent a society fundamentally broken by corruption and the failure of the Tanzimat reforms.A fine account in a particularly important moment for the Levant.A strongly Philhellenic work