Atatürk, Kemal, 1881-1938; Turkey -- Description and travel; Turkey -- Politics and government -- 1918-1960
once more “why” an American, 148
sort of “father confessor” to beloved new nation, 148
impressions of Assembly, 148 _et seq._
talks with Mustapha Kemal, 159 _et seq._
at the Pasha’s own house, 163 _et seq._
curiously like M. Kemal, 170
her interview with M. Kemal, 174 _et seq._
what it cost her to reach Angora, 183
views and anecdotes of harem life, 184-191
views on “women,” 185
makes friends with Ministers of the Assembly, 192 _et seq._
hopes they will be ready to learn from Europe, 198
renews her friendship with Halidé Hanoum, 205 _et seq._
messages to John Masefield and from Australian mothers, 208
her own “best way” of helping national Turkey, 214
still “more to do” in Angora, 215
visits a Lycée for Girls, 215, 216
interesting Preface to her “Englishwoman in a Turkish Harem,” by
Prof. Browne, 218
proud pupil of École Normale Supérieure de Sèvres, 218
organised meetings against help to Czarist Russia, 220, 221
faith the same for all men, 223
indiscreet questions about the army, 224, 225
final impressions of Angora, 226 _et seq._
her ideas of propaganda, 228
she is half-East, half-West, 228
prefers hard work to peroxide and henna, 228
approves the National Pact, 229-231
enjoys a picnic and a good dinner, 231, 232
a poor shot, 231
nearly suffocated by fumes from mangal, 232
visits a wayside cabin, 232, 233
studying the map, 234
talk at a “supper-party” given by an Anglophobian, 235-238
her Turkish sister again, 238
impressions of Rome and the Pope, 239 _et seq._
describes the Pasha to the Pope, 243, 244
visits Armenian orphans, 246, 247
on diplomats in Rome, 249 _et seq._
impressions of several Khalifs, 249, 250
tale of Alfred and the cakes, _and_ of the Suffragettes to Prince
Youssouff Zeddine, 249, 250
sees a celebration of the Mouharrem, 250, 251
leaves Angora in the snow, 254 _et seq._
dangerous drives in a yaili, 254 _et seq._, 259 _et seq._
a night “in the open” saved by American efficiency, 256-258
tale of mutual ignorance between English and Americans, 260
“falls in love” with an ass! 260, 261
thinks, on the whole, Americans do more harm than good in Turkey,
263-265
judge a nation by its “gods” and learn “humanity” from Islam, 265
attack on Puritanism towards women, whom all Turks honour and
respect, 265, 266
Turks too resigned while our dollar-race drenches the world in blood,
266
life in primitive times, 268 _et seq._
by all means let us play at schemes for rebuilding the world, but
leave all the “old bits,” 269
Broussa, and the first chance of brushing one’s hair, 272
tale of letter-writing for a _Poilu_, 276
climbing a minaret, 277
visiting Loti’s Green Mosque, 278, 279
on board a cockle-shell of a boat, cheered by photograph of Gladys
Cooper 283, 284
her “harmless” mission to make England a little better understood,
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