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Title: The Circassian Slave; or, The Sultan's Favorite
A Story of Constantinople and the Caucasus

Author: Lieutenant Maturin Murray

Posting Date: September 4, 2009 [EBook #4795]
Release Date: December, 2003
First Posted: March 22, 2002

Language: English

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THE CIRCASSIAN SLAVE:

OR, THE SULTAN'S FAVORITE.

A Story of Constantinople and the Caucasus.

BY LIEUTENANT MURRAY.

BOSTON:

1851.

PUBLISHER's NOTE.--The following Novelette was originally published
in THE PICTORIAL DRAWING ROOM COMPANION, and is but a specimen of
the many deeply entertaining Tales, and the gems of literary merit,
which grace the columns of that elegant and highly popular journal.
THE COMPANION embodies a corps of contributors of rare literary
excellence, and is regarded as the ne plus ultra, by its scores of
thousands of readers.

CONTENTS

I. THE SLAVE MARKET.
II. THE SULTAN'S HAREM.
III. THE BEDOUIN ARABS.
IV. VALES OF CIRCASSIA.
V. THE SLAVE SHIP.
VI. A SINGULAR MEETING.
VII. THE SULTAN'S PRISONER.
VIII. PUNISHMENT OF THE SACK.
IX. THE LOVER'S STRATAGEM.
X. THE SERENADE.
XI. THE ELOPEMENT.
XII. THE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE.
XIII. THE ESCAPE FROM THE HAREM.
XIV. THE CHASE.
XV. HAPPY CONCLUSION.

PREFACE.

The following story relates to that exceedingly interesting and
romantic portion of the world bordering on the Black Sea, the Sea of
Marmora, and the Bosphorus. The period of the story being quite
modern, its scenes are a transcript of the present time in the city
of the Sultan. The peculiarities of Turkish character are of the
follower of Mahomet, as they appear to-day; and the incidents
depicted are such as have precedents daily in the oriental capital.
Leaving the tale to the kind consideration of the reader, the author
would not fail to express his thanks for form