| Author | Adler, Cyrus, 1863-1940 |
|---|---|
| Author | Ramsay, Allan, 1686-1758 |
| LoC No. | 05042180 |
| Title | Told in the Coffee House: Turkish Tales |
| Contents | How the Hodja saved Allah -- Better is the folly of woman than the wisdom of man -- The Hanoum and the unjust Cadi -- What happended to Hadji, a merchant of the Bezestan -- How the junkman travelled to find treasure in his own yard -- How Chapkin Halid became chief detective -- How cobbler Ahmet became the chief astrologer -- The wise son of Ali Pasha -- The merciful Khan -- King Kara-Kush of Bithynia -- The prayer rug and the dishonest steward -- The goose, the eye, the daughter and the arm -- The forty wise men -- How the priest knew that it would snow -- Who was the thirteenth son? -- Paradise sold by the yard -- Jew turned Turk -- The metamorphosis -- The Calif Omar -- Kalaidji Avram of Balata -- How Mehmet Ali Pasha of Egypt administered justice -- How the farmer learned to cure his wife, a Turkish Aesop -- The language of birds -- The swallow's advice -- We know not what the dawn may bring forth -- Old men made young -- The bribe -- How the Devil lost his wager -- The effects of Raki. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PN: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections |
| Subject | Tales -- Turkey |
| Subject | Folklore -- Turkey |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 30577 |
| Release Date | Dec 2, 2009 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 66 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Price | $0.00 |
