
Length14h 33m
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Excerpt: "A number of years ago it happened to the writer of this book to live in Venice. He accordingly read, as every good English-speaking Venetian does, Mr. Howells's "Venetian Life." And after the first heat of his admiration he ingenuously said to himself: "I know Constantinople quite as well as Mr. Howells knew Venice. Why shouldn't I write a 'Constantinople Life'?" He neglected to consider the fact that dozens of other people knew Venice even better than Mr. Howells, perhaps, but could never have written "Venetian Life." Nevertheless, he took himself and his project seriously. He went back, in the course of time, to Constantinople, with no other intent than to produce his imitation of Mr. Howells. And the reader will doubtless smile at the remoteness of resemblance between that perfect little book and this big one."
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GenreHistory
Length14 hrs 33 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 5, 2024
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1ILLUSTRATIONS
10VIII THE MOON OF RAMAZAN
2CONSTANTINOPLE OLD AND NEW
11IX MOHAMMEDAN HOLIDAYS
3I STAMBOUL
12X TWO PROCESSIONS
4II MOSQUE YARDS
13XI GREEK FEASTS
5III OLD CONSTANTINOPLE
14XII FOUNTAINS
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6IV THE GOLDEN HORN
15XIII A TURKISH VILLAGE
7V THE MAGNIFICENT COMMUNITY
16XIV REVOLUTION 1908
8VI THE CITY OF GOLD
17XV THE CAPTURE OF CONSTANTINOPLE 1909
9VII THE GARDENS OF THE BOSPHORUS
18XVI WAR TIME 1912-1913