Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 51878-h.htm or 51878-h.zip: (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/51878/51878-h/51878-h.htm) or (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/51878/51878-h.zip) Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries. See https://archive.org/details/cityofsultanandd01pardiala Project Gutenberg has the other volume of this work. Volume II: see http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51879 Transcriber's note: Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_). A carat character is used to denote superscription. A single character following the carat is superscripted (example: G^t). Multiple superscripted characters are enclosed by curly brackets (example: Lith^{rs}). The part of List of Illustrations in Vol. I. related to Vol. II. is moved to Vol. II. for completenes and consistency. THE CITY OF THE SULTAN; AND DOMESTIC MANNERS OF THE TURKS, IN 1836. [Illustration: Miss Pardoe del. Day & Haghe Lith^{rs}. to the King. THE CHAPEL OF THE TURNING DERVISHES.] _H. Colburn, 13 G^t. Marlborough S^t._] THE CITY OF THE SULTAN; AND DOMESTIC MANNERS OF THE TURKS, IN 1836. by MISS PARDOE, Author of “Traits and Traditions of Portugal.” [Illustration: THE MAIDEN’S TOWER.] In Two Volumes. VOL. I. London: Henry Colburn, Publisher, Great Marlborough Street. 1837. London: F. Shoberl, Jun., Leicester Street, Leicester Square. TO HER TO WHOM PROFESSION AND PANEGYRIC WERE ALIKE SUPERFLUOUS; AND FROM WHOM, DURING MY SOJOURN IN THE EAST, I WAS FOR THE FIRST TIME SEPARATED— TO MY LOVED AND LOVING MOTHER, I DEDICATE THIS WORK. PREFACE. In publishing the present work I feel that I should be deficient in self-justice, did I not state a few facts relatively to the numerous difficulties with which I have had to contend during its compilation.