[Gutenberg 41879] • Dick Merriwell's Pranks; Or, Lively Times in the Orient
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- Authors
- Standish, Burt L.
- Publisher
- Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Tags
- americans -- middle east -- juvenile fiction , boys -- juvenile fiction , mystery fiction , adventure stories
- ISBN
- 9781516836444
- Date
- 2013-03-11T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.27 MB
- Lang
- en
The steamer had crossed the Sea of Marmora and entered the Bosporus. It was approaching Constantinople. On the right lay Asia, on the left Europe. Either shore was lined with beautiful mosques and palaces, the fairylike towers and minarets gleaming in the sunshine. The deck was crowded with people eagerly gazing on the bewitching scene. From that point of view it was a land of enchantment, strange, mysterious, fascinating. Shipping from all quarters of the globe lay in the splendid harbor.