Download or read book The Case of Janissary written by Arthur Morrison and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-05-12 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arthur George Morrison (1 November 1863 - 4 December 1945) was an English writer and journalist known for his realistic novels and stories about working-class life in London's East End, and for his detective stories, featuring the detective Martin Hewitt. This is one of those stories

Download or read book The Janissary Tree written by Jason Goodwin and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2010-12-09 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yashim is no ordinary detective. It's not that he's particularly brave. Or that he cooks so well, or reads French novels. Not even that his best friend is the Ambassador from Poland, whose country has vanished from the map. Yashim is a eunuch. As the Sultan plans a series of radical reforms to his empire, a concubine is strangled in the palace harem. And a young cadet is found butchered in the streets of Istanbul. Delving deep into the city's crooked alleyways, and deeper still into its tumultuous past, Yashim discovers that some people will go to any lengths to preserve the traditions of the Ottoman Empire. Brilliantly evoking Istanbul in the 1830s, The Ottoman Detective is a fast-paced literary thriller with a spectacular cast, from mystic orders and lissom archivists to soup-makers and a seductive ambassador's wife. Darker than any of these is the mysterious figure who controls the Sultan's harem.

Download or read book The Janissaries written by Godfrey Goodwin and published by Saqi Essentials. This book was released on 2006 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From the fifteenth to the sixteenth century, the janissaries were the scourge of Europe. They set up semi-independent states along the North African coast and even fought at sea. Their political power was such that even sultans trembled. Who were the janissaries? Why were they an elite? Why did they decline and what was their end? These are some of the questions which this book attempts to answer. It is the story of extraordinary personalities in both victory and defeat."--BOOK JACKET.

Download or read book The Snake Stone written by Jason Goodwin and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2010-12-09 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lefèvre, a French archaeologist, has arrived in Istanbul determined to uncover a lost Byzantine treasure. Yashim is commissioned to find out more about him. But when Lefèvre's mutilated body is discovered outside the French embassy, it turns out that there is only one suspect: Yashim himself. Once again, Yashim finds himself in a race against time to find the startling truth behind a shadowy secret society dedicated to the revival of the Byzantine Empire, caught in a deadly game deep beneath the city streets, a place where the stakes are high - and betrayal is death.

Download or read book The Arthur Morrison Mystery MEGAPACK written by Arthur Morrison and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2016-11-04 with total page 2067 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arthur Morrison (1863-1945) was an English writer and journalist known for his realistic novels and stories about working-class life in London's East End, and for his detective stories, one series of which featured the adventures of detective Martin Hewitt. Morrison’s best known work of fiction is probably his novel "A Child of the Jago" (1896, included here), but fans of detective fiction will recognize him from his mystery short stories, some of which were featured in the Rivals of Sherlock Holmes series. Included are: THE NARRATIVE OF MR. JAMES RIGBY THE CASE OF JANISSARY THE CASE OF THE "MIRROR OF PORTUGAL" THE AFFAIR OF THE "AVALANCHE BICYCLE AND TYRE CO., LIMITED" THE CASE OF MR. LOFTUS DEACON OLD CATER'S MONEY THE LENTON CROFT ROBBERIES THE LOSS OF SAMMY CROCKETT THE CASE OF MR. FOGGATT THE CASE OF THE DIXON TORPEDO THE QUINTON JEWEL AFFAIR THE STANWAY CAMEO MYSTERY THE AFFAIR OF THE TORTOISE THE IVY COTTAGE MYSTERY THE NICOBAR BULLION CASE THE HOLFORD WILL CASE THE CASE OF THE MISSING HAND THE CASE OF LAKER, ABSCONDED THE CASE OF THE LOST FOREIGNER THE AFFAIR OF MRS. SETON'S CHILD THE CASE OF MR. GELDARD'S ELOPEMENT THE CASE OF THE DEAD SKIPPER THE CASE OF THE "FLITTERBAT LANCERS" THE CASE OF THE LATE MR. REWSE THE CASE OF THE WARD LANE TABERNACLE THE AFFAIR OF SAMUEL'S DIAMONDS THE CASE OF MR. JACOB MASON THE CASE OF THE LEVER KEY THE CASE OF THE BURNT BARN THE CASE OF THE ADMIRALTY CODE THE ADVENTURE OF CHANNEL MARSH LIZERUNT WITHOUT VISIBLE MEANS TO BOW BRIDGE THAT BRUTE SIMMONS BEHIND THE SHADE THREE ROUNDS IN BUSINESS THE RED COW GROUP ON THE STAIRS SQUIRE NAPPER "A POOR STICK" A CONVERSION "ALL THAT MESSUAGE" THE THING IN THE UPPER ROOM MR. MACFADYEN, MORTAL A PASSED MASTER AS FAR AS THEY HAD GOT AUNT SARAH'S BROOCHZ A GAME OF BILLIARDS A VISION OF TOYOKUNI CHANCE OF THE GAME SPOTTO'S RECLAMATION A "DEAD 'UN" THE DISORDER OF THE BATH HIS TALE OF BRICKS TEACHER AND TAUGHT A BLOT ON ST. BASIL ONE MORE UNFORTUNATE INGRATES AT BAGSHAW'S RHYMER THE SECOND CHARLWOOD WITH A NUMBER A POOR BARGAIN STATEMENT OF EDWARD CHALONER LOST TOMMY JEPPS THE LEGEND OF LAPWATER HALL THE BLACK BADGER THE TORN HEART THE FIRST MAGNUM MR. NORIE'S MAGNUM MR. CLIFTON'S MAGNUM THE STEWARD'S MAGNUM—AND ANOTHER MR. POOLEY'S MAGNUM A BOX OF ODDMENTS MR. SMITH'S MAGNUMS THE GREEN EYE A SKINFUL OF TROUBLE THE ABSENT THREE THE STOLEN BLENKINSOP CAP'EN JOLLYFAX'S GUN SNORKEY TIMMS, HIS MARKS THE COPPER CHARM DOBBS'S PARROT THE SELLER OF HATE THE RODD STREET REVOLUTION THE CHAMBER OF LIGHT: A FANTASY MR. BOSTOCK'S BACK-SLIDING THE HOUSE OF HADDOCK A LUCIFO MATCH ARTS AND CRAFTS WICKS'S WATERLOO THE DRINKWATER ROMANCE MR. WALKER'S AEROPLANE LIES UNREGISTERED FIDDLE O' DREAMS A PROFESSIONAL EPISODE BYLESTONES THE FOUR-WANT WAY THE THING IN THE UPPER ROOM MYXOMYCETES SPORTS OF MUGBY FRENZIED FINANCE BILLY BLENKIN'S RADIUM INFANTRY AT THE DOUBLE THE EAST A-CALLIN' BUSKERS AT BAY A CHILD OF THE JAGO THE HOLE IN THE WALL If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 300+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!

Download or read book Confessions of a Janissary written by Nicholas Downing and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-09-04 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is the late 14th Century. The young Ottoman Empire is on the rise. The Sultan's secret weapons are his elite Janissary soldier-slaves: Christian boys taken from their families, forcibly converted to Islam, and conscripted into a lifetime of military service to the Empire. Confessions of a Janissary is the epic journey of a boy who will become a man, a slave who will become a legend, a sworn celibate searching for his long-lost love, and a wandering sheep in need of a worthy shepherd. Originally released on Amazon's Kindle Vella serialized fiction platform in July 2021, Confessions of a Janissary has received the following accolades: #67 Overall "Top Faved" among thousands of Kindle Vella stories "Top Faved" among Historical Fiction stories "Top Faved" among Action & Adventure stories "Confessions of a Janissary was an absolutely excellent read. Companionship, adventure, massive battles, military training, drama, medieval themes, romance, politics, suspense, faith, just to name a few--it was all there. The author is a skilled writer and the adventures of Mirko and his companions leave a constant desire to continue reading. I just kept reading the book, couldn't put it down, and was able to do some reflection. The author has an uncanny way of immersing you in the environment of the 14th Century yet simultaneously making it extremely personally relatable. This book is both an intense, fun, and reflective read. I can only hope a sequel is written." - Amazon Review

Download or read book The Janissaries written by Godfrey Goodwin and published by Saqi. This book was released on 2013-01-02 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the fifteenth to the sixteenth century, the janissaries were the scourge of Europe. With their martial music, their muskets and their drilled march, it seemed that no one could withstand them. Their loyalty to their corps was infinite as the Ottomans conquered the Balkans as far as the Danube, and Syria, Egypt and Iraq. They set up semi-independent states along the North African coast and even fought at sea. Their political power was such that even sultans trembled. Who were they? Why were they an elite? Why did they decline and what was their end? These are some of the questions which this book attempts to answer. It is the story of extraordinary personalities in both victory and defeat. 'An incredible book ... a tour de force' Middle East International 'Well written and lucid.' Muslim World Books Review 'Goodwin has done so much in his scholarly career to introduce a wide audience to Ottoman culture.' Financial Times

Download or read book British Mystery Classics Complete Collection written by Arthur Morrison and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-12-08 with total page 913 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully crafted ebook: "British Mystery Classics - Complete Collection (Including Martin Hewitt Series, The Dorrington Deed Box & The Green Eye of Goona) - Illustrated" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Arthur Morrison (1863-1945) was an English writer and journalist known for his detective stories, featuring the detective Martin Hewitt, low-key, realistic, lower class answer to Sherlock Holmes. Martin Hewitt stories are similar in style to those of Conan Doyle, cleverly plotted and very amusing. Morrison is also known for his realistic novels and stories about working-class life in London's East End, A Child of the Jago being the best known. Table of Contents: Martin Hewitt Series: Martin Hewitt, Investigator The Lenton Croft Robberies The Loss of Sammy Crockett The Case of Mr. Foggatt The Case of the Dixon Torpedo The Quinton Jewel Affair The Stanway Cameo Mystery The Affair of the Tortoise Chronicles of Martin Hewitt The Ivy Cottage Mystery The Nicobar Bullion Case The Holford Will Case The Case of the Missing Hand The Case of Laker, Absconded The Case of the Lost Foreigner Adventures of Martin Hewitt The Affair of Mrs. Seton's Child The Case of Mr. Geldard's Elopement The Case of the Dead Skipper The Case of the "Flitterbat Lancers" The Case of the Late Mr. Rewse The Case of the Ward Lane Tabernacle The Red Triangle The Affair of Samuel's Diamonds The Case of Mr. Jacob Mason The Case of the Lever Key The Case of the Burnt Barn The Case of the Admiralty Code The Adventure of Channel Marsh Other Detective Stories: The Dorrington Deed Box The Narrative of Mr. James Rigby The Case of Janissary The Case of "The Mirror of Portugal" The Affair of the "Avalanche Bicycle & Tyre Co., Ltd." The Case of Mr. Loftus Deacon Old Cater's Money The Green Eye of Goona The First Magnum Mr. Norie's Magnum Mr. Clifton's Magnum The Steward's Magnum—and Another Mr. Pooley's Magnum A Box of Oddments Mr. Smith's Magnums The Green Eye

Download or read book Biography of an Empire written by Christine M. Philliou and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This vividly detailed revisionist history opens a new vista on the great Ottoman Empire in the early nineteenth century, a key period often seen as the eve of Tanzimat westernizing reforms and the beginning of three distinct histories—ethnic nationalism in the Balkans, imperial modernization from Istanbul, and European colonialism in the Middle East. Christine Philliou brilliantly shines a new light on imperial crisis and change in the 1820s and 1830s by unearthing the life of one man. Stephanos Vogorides (1780–1859) was part of a network of Christian elites known phanariots, institutionally excluded from power yet intimately bound up with Ottoman governance. By tracing the contours of the wide-ranging networks—crossing ethnic, religious, and institutional boundaries—in which the phanariots moved, Philliou provides a unique view of Ottoman power and, ultimately, of the Ottoman legacies in the Middle East and Balkans today. What emerges is a wide-angled analysis of governance as a lived experience at a moment in which there was no clear blueprint for power.

Download or read book British Murder Mysteries The Arthur Morrison Collection written by Arthur Morrison and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-13 with total page 906 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arthur Morrison (1863-1945) was an English writer and journalist known for his detective stories, featuring the detective Martin Hewitt, low-key, realistic, lower class answer to Sherlock Holmes. Martin Hewitt stories are similar in style to those of Conan Doyle, cleverly plotted and very amusing. Morrison is also known for his realistic novels and stories about working-class life in London's East End, A Child of the Jago being the best known. Table of Contents: Martin Hewitt Series: Martin Hewitt, Investigator The Lenton Croft Robberies The Loss of Sammy Crockett The Case of Mr. Foggatt The Case of the Dixon Torpedo The Quinton Jewel Affair The Stanway Cameo Mystery The Affair of the Tortoise Chronicles of Martin Hewitt The Ivy Cottage Mystery The Nicobar Bullion Case The Holford Will Case The Case of the Missing Hand The Case of Laker, Absconded The Case of the Lost Foreigner Adventures of Martin Hewitt The Affair of Mrs. Seton's Child The Case of Mr. Geldard's Elopement The Case of the Dead Skipper The Case of the "Flitterbat Lancers" The Case of the Late Mr. Rewse The Case of the Ward Lane Tabernacle The Red Triangle The Affair of Samuel's Diamonds The Case of Mr. Jacob Mason The Case of the Lever Key The Case of the Burnt Barn The Case of the Admiralty Code The Adventure of Channel Marsh Other Detective Stories: The Dorrington Deed Box The Narrative of Mr. James Rigby The Case of Janissary The Case of "The Mirror of Portugal" The Affair of the "Avalanche Bicycle & Tyre Co., Ltd." The Case of Mr. Loftus Deacon Old Cater's Money The Green Eye of Goona The First Magnum Mr. Norie's Magnum Mr. Clifton's Magnum The Steward's Magnum—and Another Mr. Pooley's Magnum A Box of Oddments Mr. Smith's Magnums The Green Eye

Download or read book The Janissary written by Firsid Barsa and published by Author House. This book was released on 2006-06-30 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The King shall lose both head and crown...” In The Peasant War, the first book of this amazing trilogy, the ancient prophecy came to pass, as an army of serfs and janissaries overthrew the corrupt dynasty. Janissary General Dmitry Konchak is now an unlikely hero of the Revolution -- a military genius who is squeamish and faints at the sight of blood, an effeminate drunkard, an outsider among the political elite, the so-called “New People” whom he helped bring to power. In The New People In Power, the second book of The Janissary trilogy, Field Marshal Konchak fights to reunite the empire and re-conquer breakaway regions, including his own native province. In the village where he was born, the janissary comes face to face with his own past, as an ancient Oracle foretells a guastly future. Konchak’s destiny is mirrored by that of his friend, the brooding nobleman, Reiss Tselatse. Tselatse’s infatuation with a merchant’s daughter leads to an unlikely act of heroism: They must burn the secret police archives to keep them out of the hands of hostage-takers. And yet, not all the files are burned.... Several fragments turn up later as clues to condemn a spy.... As Tselatse completes his tortured journey from idealistic revolutionary to cynical secret police officer, Konchak’s career falters. A suspicious death within the government elite and the ensuing power struggles within the top triumvirate turn the two friends against one another and culminate in a horrific betrayal. Cast down from the pinnacle of military glory to bitter exile in the frozen tundra, Konchak finds the Oracle’s prophecy fulfilled: “A day will come when your very survival will depend on a single bowl of soup.” As brutal war sweeps across the continent, this epic story continues, of revolution, war, friendship, love, and betrayal.

Download or read book Journal of the Royal United Service Institution written by and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 910 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Janissary Tree written by Jason Goodwin and published by Sarah Crichton Books. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL This first book in the Investigator Yashim series is a richly entertaining tale, full of exotic history and intrigue, introduces Investigator Yashim: In 1830s Istanbul, an extra-ordinary hero tackles an extraordinary plot that threatens to topple the Ottoman Empire It is 1836. Europe is modernizing, and the Ottoman Empire must follow suit. But just before the Sultan announces sweeping changes, a wave of murders threatens the fragile balance of power in his court. Who is behind them? Only one intelligence agent can be trusted to find out: Yashim Lastname, a man both brilliant and near-invisible in this world. You see, Yashim is a eunuch. He leads us into the palace's luxurious seraglios and Istanbul's teeming streets, and leans on the wisdom of a dyspeptic Polish ambassador, a transsexual dancer, and a Creole-born queen mother. And he introduces us to the Janissaries. For 400 years, they were the empire's elite soldiers, but they grew too powerful, and ten years ago, the Sultan had them crushed. Are the Janissaries staging a brutal comeback?

Download or read book Ottoman War and Peace written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-01-13 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blending micro and macro approaches, the volume covers topics from the sixteenth to twentieth centuries related to the Ottoman military and warfare, biography and intellectual history, and inter-imperial and cross-cultural relations.

Download or read book The Victorian Villains MEGAPACK TM 31 Villainous Tales written by Arthur Morrison and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2015-06-04 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a follow-up to our Victorian Rogues MEGAPACKTM and presents no less than 31 additional tales of Victorian-era (or close to it!) villains, rogues, thieves, and criminals. You don't have to have read the previous volume, of course, since all of these works stand alone. But if you'd rather have an A.J. Raffles or Boston Blackie as the hero or center-point of a story than Sherlock Holmes or Charlie Chan, this is definitely the ebook for you! Included are no less than 31 classic tales -- more than 600 pages: THE NARRATIVE OF MR. JAMES RIGBY, by Arthur Morrison THE CASE OF JANISSARY, by Arthur Morrison THE CASE OF "THE MIRROR OF PORTUGAL," by Arthur Morrison THE CASE OF MR. LOFTUS DEACON, by Arthur Morrison OLD CATER'S MONEY, by Arthur Morrison HOW DON Q. STOOD AT BAY, by K. and Hesketh Prichard THE TREASURE OF FRANCHARD, by Robert Louis Stevenson MR. CLACKWORTHY GOES TO JAIL, by Christopher B. Booth Plus 12 adventures of Romney Pringle, by R. Austin Freeman and John J. Pitcairn: THE ASSYRIAN REJUVENATOR THE FOREIGN OFFICE DESPATCH THE CHICAGO HEIRESS THE LIZARD'S SCALE THE PASTE DIAMONDS THE KAILYARD NOVEL THE SUBMARINE BOAT THE KIMBLERLEY FUGITIVE THE SILKWORMS OF FLORENCE THE BOX OF SPECIE THE SILVER INGOTS THE HOUSE OF DETENTION Plus 11 adventures of McAllister and Fatty Welch, by Arthur Train: McALLISTER'S CHRISTMAS THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURE OF THE BARON DE VILLE THE ESCAPE OF WILKINS THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S TRUNK THE GOLDEN TOUCH McALLISTER'S DATA OF ETHICS McALLISTER'S MARRIAGE THE JAILBIRD IN THE COURSE OF JUSTICE THE MAXIMILIAN DIAMOND EXTRADITION If you enjoy this book, search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the 200+ other entries in the series, covering science fiction, fantasy, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more!

Download or read book How the French took Algiers or The janissary s slave tr from the Germ of W O von Horn by J Latchmore written by Friedrich Wilhelm P. Oertel and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book As Night Falls written by Avner Wishnitzer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-07-01 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world that is constantly awake, illuminated and exposed, there is much to gain from looking into the darkness of times past. This fascinating and vivid picture of nocturnal life in Middle Eastern cities shows that the night in the eighteenth-century Ottoman Empire created unique conditions for economic, criminal, political, devotional and leisurely pursuits that were hardly possible during the day. Offering the possibility of livelihood and brotherhood, pleasure and refuge; the darkness allowed confiding, hiding and conspiring - activities which had far-reaching consequences on Ottoman state and society in the early modern period. Instead of dismissing the night as merely a dark corridor between days, As Night Falls demonstrates how fundamental these nocturnal hours have been in shaping the major social, cultural and political processes in the early modern Middle East.