Blanche de Ranzi: Or the Beautiful Turkish Slave (1845)

Blanche De Ranzi: Or The Beautiful Turkish Slave is a novel published in 1845 by Gleason's Publishinghall Publisher. The story follows the life of Blanche, a young French girl who is kidnapped and sold into slavery in Turkey. She is bought by a wealthy Turkish man named Mustapha, who falls in love with her and makes her his concubine. Blanche struggles to adapt to her new life and the customs of her new home, but eventually falls in love with Mustapha as well. However, their happiness is short-lived as Mustapha's jealous wife plots against Blanche and tries to have her killed. Blanche manages to escape and is eventually reunited with her family in France. The novel explores themes of love, betrayal, and the cultural differences between Europe and the Ottoman Empire. It also sheds light on the harsh reality of slavery during the 19th century.This Book Is In English.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.