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| Description | Diary of visit to Turkey
Dec 18-22 describes travelling and observations along the way, including Paris, Bavaria, Hungary, Serbia, the Danube, Sophia,
Dec 22 writes of Halide Edib's life story
Volume includes notes on life stories of various people mentioned in other volumes, including Selma Riz; Tewfik Tikret Bey; Hon Mrs Digly
spends quite a lot of time describing her suroundings, refers to offers of teaching posts
visiting mosques, meals
Dec 25 discusses Turkish names and difficulties of defining family through name, visits, then dinner and presents in the evening
discussion on teaching religion
Dec 27 visit Edit Bey
Mentions Miss Dodd, Joopie Pont, Miss Burgess,
New Year's Day 1909 - earthquake at Messina
includes various entries regarding Turkish education system and observations of it in practice
Jan 6 with Halide Edib discussed Bedales, religion, Trinitarianis, promotion of real oriental handiwork, corporal punishment, continuance of the Mektebs
The last few pages describe leaving Turkey
This diary has been labelled as 1917-1918, however it has been established the event within occurred previous to that, hence the circa date it has been given. |