Leesa WheatleyLeesa Wheatley is a translator and author. Based on her PhD research, her book Forging Ireland: German travel writing from 1785-1850 (Trier 2018) explores various constructions of Ireland and 'Irishness' in German-language travel narratives of the peiod. She has also written various articles on the same subject for history journals and magazines. She has been working as a professional translator for many years now, translating literary, academic and commercial texts from German to English. Read More Read Less