"A Young Turkish Catastrophe", by Saki

Nov 28, 2009 09:51

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colinbj November 28 2009, 17:46:48 UTC
Alas for the march of history. Saki's best are timeless. But while I know what a 'young Turk' meant (and still does?) I had to Google to find that the traditional fate of concubines whose protectors fell from power and wealth was to end up in a sack in the Bosphorus.

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