256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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This substantial account of Constantinople — or Istanbul as it is known today — is both a history and a guide to that magnificent and fabled metropolis where east and west have met for many centuries. Written in 1915 when, as Stamboul, the city was the last stop on the Orient Express, it is illustrated with many rare period photographs. This book for the general reader evokes all the colour and... Read more
Stamboul Mosque Yards, Old of Constantinople, The Golden Horn, The Magnificent Community, The City of Gold, The Gardens of Bosphorus, The Moon of Ramazan, Mohammedan Holiday, , Two Processions, Greek Feasts, Fountains, A Turkish Village, Revolution, The Capture of Constantinople, War Time.
Biography
H.G.Dwight was a private American scholar and resident of Venice and Constantinople at the beginning of this century.
