The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-08-01
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TRAGEDY IN THE IMPERIAL HARFM AT Con-
sTANTINoPLE, translated from the original
French OF the author Leila Hanoum, is named
from the hideous little enisode in harem-life
with which it opens It might with more wis
dom be called romantic history of the deposi-
ton of Sultan Abdul ASST and the fortunes
which raised the present Sultan to the throne.
We have no idea that it is other than " faith
ful and graphic delipeation of Moslem society," !;
but it is an eminentlv unwhoesome and cor
rupt subject with which to deal. There is no
very prominent plot in the story but much in
cident. and q short appendix of some value.
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