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The City of the Sultan, and Domestic Manners of the Turks, in 1836 Julia Pardoe

The City of the Sultan, and Domestic Manners of the Turks, in 1836 By Julia Pardoe

The City of the Sultan, and Domestic Manners of the Turks, in 1836 by Julia Pardoe


Summary

This two-volume work by Julia Pardoe (1804-62), published in 1837, arose from a visit to Turkey in 1835. Volume 1 describes the inhabitants of Istanbul, both the Ottoman governing elite and the expatriate community, giving a lively and observant account of life in the declining but still powerful Ottoman empire.

The City of the Sultan, and Domestic Manners of the Turks, in 1836 Summary

The City of the Sultan, and Domestic Manners of the Turks, in 1836 by Julia Pardoe

Julia Pardoe (1804-62) was famous for her historical biographies (some of which are also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection), but this two-volume work, first published in 1837, arose from a visit to Turkey made by Pardoe and her father in 1836. It was very successful, with new editions appearing over the next twenty years, while Pardoe was considered to be second only to Lady Mary Wortley Montagu among female writers on Turkey. Attempting to give her readers 'a more just and complete insight into Turkish domestic life, than they have hitherto been enabled to obtain', in Volume 1 Pardoe describes the inhabitants of Istanbul, both the Ottoman governing elite and the expatriate community of Greeks, Italians, Russians and French, with their constant political intrigues. Her lively and observant account of life in the declining but still powerful Ottoman empire remains of great interest.

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. The Golden Horn; 2. Difficulty of ingress to Turkish houses; 3. Turning dervishes; 4. Merchants of Galata; 5. The Greek carnival; 6. Difficulty of obtaining an insight into Turkish character; 7. The harem of Mustafa Effendi; 8. Bath-room of Scodra Pasha; 9. Cheerful cemeteries; 10. Character of Constantinopolitan Greeks; 11. The Kourban-Bairam; 12. The military college; 13. Invitation from Mustapha Pasha of Scodra; 14. Procession of betrothal; 15. Fine scenery; 16. Turkish superstitions; 17. Imperial invitations; 18. Kahaitchana; 19. Easter with the Greeks; 20. Feasting after fasting; 21. High street of Pera; 22. The mosques at midnight; 23. Antiquities of Constantinople; 24. Baloucle; 25. Figurative gratitude of the Seraskier Pasha; 26. Repetition; 27. Succession of banquets; 28. Monotonous entertainments; 29. The bridal day; 30. A new rejoicing.

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The City of the Sultan, and Domestic Manners of the Turks, in 1836 by Julia Pardoe
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2015-03-19
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