The Sultan and His Subjects

Richard Davey

• Publisher: Gorgias Press
• Year: 2001
• eBook ISBN:
  9781463207687
• Edition: 1

This is an earnest description of the Muslim and Christian nationalities under the Ottoman Empire. The Illustrated London News described it as "a skillful narrative…The personal element invests Mr. Davey's story with enthralling interest, which sustains his readers to the end."

Table of contents

• AUTHOR'S NOTE
• CONTENTS
• THE OTTOMAN SULTANS
• LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL AUTHORITIES CONSULTED BY THE AUTHOR IN THE WRITING OP THIS WORK
• CHAPTER I. THE SULTAN'S COURT AND HAREEM
• CHAPTER II. THE SULTAN AND HIS PRIESTS
• CHAPTER III. THE FAILURE OF ISLAM
• CHAPTER IV. IN THE HAREEM
• CHAPTER V. A BRIEF HISTORY OF REFORM IN TURKEY
• CHAPTER VI. CONSTANTINOPLE IN 1810
• CHAPTER VII. THE LATTER-DAY TURKS
• CHAPTER VIII. A NINETEENTH CENTURY GRAND VIZIR
• CHAPTER IX. HIANGEN VAR KARAGHEUTZ AND THE STAGE IN TURKEY
• CHAPTER X. SANCTA SOPHIA
• CHAPTER XI. THE CHRISTIANS IN CONSTANTINOPLE
• CHAPTER XII. THE GREEKS
• CHAPTER XIII. THE ARMENIANS
• CHAPTER XIV. THE JEWS IN CONSTANTINOPLE
• CHAPTER XV. BRUSA
• CHAPTER XVI. A SACRED VILLAGE OF THE TURKS
• CHAPTER XVII. A SAUNTER BY THE WALLS OP CONSTANTINOPLE
• CHAPTER XVIII. ROUND AND ABOUT STAMBUL
• CHAPTER XIX. IN THE BY-WAYS OF MODERN STAMBUL
• INDEX