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"Accepting a punishment meant for an odalisque, Spur Lazar, the beloved protector of Percheron, has lost his life to the city he swore to protect. Or so everyone believes ..." "Without Lazar's guiding hand and presence, the Stone Palace of Percheron has become a different place.…
In this second installment in the stunning epic fantasy trilogy, Lazar is slowly recovering on a secret island. As war threatens Percheron, success or failure hinges on Lazar, who fears that if he cannot take action soon, all may well be lost.
In this second installment in the stunning epic fantasy trilogy, Lazar is slowly recovering on a secret island. As war threatens Percheron, success or failure hinges on Lazar, who fears that if he cannot take action soon, all may well be lost.
The unprecedented political power of the Ottoman imperial harem in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries is widely viewed as illegitimate and corrupting. This book examines the sources of royal women's power and assesses the reactions of contemporaries, which ranged from loyal…
A five-volume translation of the classic sixteenth-century Chinese novel on the domestic life of a corrupt merchant. "David Roy's celebrated translation of one of the most famous and important novels in Chinese literature. The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei is an an…
Harem: the world behind the veil
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"Drawing on a host of intimate first-hand accounts and memoirs, Harem explores life in the world's harems, from the Middle Ages to the early twentieth century, focusing on the fabled and ever-mysterious Seraglio of Topkapi Palace as a paradigm for all."
"Drawing on a host of intimate first-hand accounts and memoirs, Harem explores life in the world's harems, from the Middle Ages to the early twentieth century, focusing on the fabled and ever-mysterious Seraglio of Topkapi Palace as a paradigm for all."