Thirty Years in the Harem: or, the Autobiography of Melek-Hanum, Wife of H. H. Kibrizli-Mehemet Pasha. Volume 1.【電子書籍】[ Melek-Hanum. (Melek-Hanim) ]

＜p＞Elibron Classics Edition. 2 Volumes Sold Separately.＜br /＞ Replica of 1872 edition by A. Asher & Co., Berlin.＜br /＞ 4 editions published between 1876 and 2005 in English and Swedish and held by 46 libraries worldwide＜br /＞ “Melek Hanum (Hanim) [1814-1873] met Kibrisli Mehement (Mehmed) Pasha, in Paris, and they were married upon returning to Istanbul. She accompanied him to various postings in Palestine and Serbia, and shared with him the frustrations of the arbitrary periodic dismissals that characterized late Ottoman politics. Her sensationalist account of life in Turkey contains details of political intrigue and corruption, and demonstrates the influence and mobility available to women in the official households of the Ottoman elite. During Mehmed Pasha’s absence, Melek Hanim concocted a plan to replace her sickly son with another child in the event of his expected death. Although her own son survived, one of her co-conspirators killed another, and the ensuing scandal resulted in．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る