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Ravished Armenia

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Original author: Aurora Mardiganian

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"Ravished Armenia" by Aurora Mardiganian is a memoir written in 1918 about her experiences during the Armenian genocide. At fourteen, Mardiganian witnessed the murder of her family and endured captivity in Turkish harems while maintaining her Christian faith. She eventually escaped with help from a Canadian missionary and was sent to America to share her story. The book documents brutal atrocities against Armenian women and children, becoming a crucial historical testimony of the massacres. A film adaptation followed in 1919, though all complete copies have been lost.

Ravished Armenia, by Aurora Mardiganian. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #53046.

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17 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter366 words
  2. 2.Foreword: 11242 words
  3. 3.Foreword3,645 words
  4. 4.Chapter I: When the Pasha Came to My House4,178 words
  5. 5.Chapter II: The Days of Terror Begin4,064 words
  6. 6.Chapter III: Vahby Bey Takes His Choice3,466 words
  7. 7.Chapter IV: The Cruel Smile of Kemal Effendi4,676 words
  8. 8.Chapter V: The Ways of the Zaptiehs3,819 words
  9. 9.Chapter VI: Recruiting for the Harems of Constantinople3,560 words
  1. 10.Chapter VII: Malatia--The City of Death3,031 words
  2. 11.Chapter VIII: In the Harem of Hadji Ghafour3,066 words
  3. 12.Chapter IX: The Raid on the Monastery3,721 words
  4. 13.Chapter X: The Game of the Swords, and Diyarbekir4,088 words
  5. 14.Chapter XI: “ishim Yok; Keifim Tchok!”4,072 words
  6. 15.Chapter XII: Reunion--And Then, the Sheikh Zilan3,511 words
  7. 16.Chapter XIII: Old Vartabed and the Shepherd’s Call3,816 words
  8. 17.Chapter XIV: The Message of General Andranik4,229 words