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The City of the Sultan and Domestic Manners of the Turks: With a Steam Voyage Up the Danube
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Turkey. He has not only to contend with the unaccustomed language and manners of the natives - to fling from him his European preju dices - and to learn to look candidly and dispassionately on a state Of society, difl'ering so widely from that which he has left - but when the wearied spirit would fain fall back, and repose itself for a while among more familiar and congenial habits, it has previously to undergo an ordeal as unexpected as it is irritating; and from which it requires no inconsiderable portion Of moral courage to escape unshackled.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Turkey. He has not only to contend with the unaccustomed language and manners of the natives - to fling from him his European preju dices - and to learn to look candidly and dispassionately on a state Of society, difl'ering so widely from that which he has left - but when the wearied spirit would fain fall back, and repose itself for a while among more familiar and congenial habits, it has previously to undergo an ordeal as unexpected as it is irritating; and from which it requires no inconsiderable portion Of moral courage to escape unshackled.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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372 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1836
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Julia Pardoe
171 books2 followersJulia Pardoe was an English poet, novelist, historian and traveler. Her most popular work, The City of the Sultan and Domestic Manners of the Turks (1837), presented the Turkish upper class with sympathy and humanity.
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December 1, 2017
1830’ların İstanbul’unu , özellikle merasimlerini , günlük eğlenceleri ve yaşamı herhangi bir diplomatik kaygı duymadan gözlemleyen Julia Pardoe , İstanbul’u ve insanlarını samimi bir şekilde anlatmış. Bu kitaptan seçmeleri 18. Yüzyılda İstanbul ismi ile Inkilap basmış.
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