Summer Cruise in the Mediterranean on board an American frigate

by Nathaniel Parker Willis

LETTER XXVIII.

A Turkish Pic-Nic on the plain of Troy—Fingers v. Forks—Trieste—The Boschetto—Graceful Freedom of Italian Manners—A Rural Fête—Fireworks—Amateur Musicians [166]

LETTER XXIX.

The Dardanelles—Visit from the Pacha—His Delight at hearing the Piano—Turkish Fountains—Caravan of Mules laden with Grapes—Turkish Mode of Living—Houses, Cafés, and Women—The Mosque and the Muezzin—American Consul of the Dardanelles, another “Caleb Quotem” [171]

LETTER XXX.

Turkish Military Life—A Visit to the Camp—Turkish Music—Sunsets—The Sea of Marmora [179]

LETTER XXXI.

Gallipoli—Aristocracy of Beards—Turkish Shopkeepers—The Hospitable Jew and his lovely Daughter—Unexpected Rencontre—Constantinople—The Bosphorus, the Seraglio, and the Golden Horn [184]

LETTER XXXII.

Constantinople—An Adventure with the Dogs of Stamboul—The Sultan’s Kiosk—The Bazaars—Georgians—Sweetmeats—Hindoostanee Fakeers—Turkish Women and their Eyes—The Jews—A Token of Home—The Drug Bazaar—Opium Eaters [190]