Ravished Armenia by Aurora Mardiganian
"Ravished Armenia" by Aurora Mardiganian is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work recounts the harrowing experiences of the author during the Armenian Genocide, detailing her family's persecution and the grim realities faced by her people. Through Mardiganian's perspective, readers engage with the injustices suffered by Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Empire, focusing on her own traumatic journey as a Christian girl amidst mass atrocities. The
opening of the narrative sets the scene with a portrayal of a peaceful Easter Sunday in 1915, which quickly descends into chaos with the arrival of Turkish soldiers led by Husein Pasha, who demands Aurora's hand in marriage as part of the oppressive regime's agenda. As the narrative unfolds, Aurora's family is threatened with violence, and news arrives of massacres occurring in nearby areas. The atmosphere is tense and filled with foreboding, foreshadowing the devastating fate that awaits her family and the broader Armenian community. The initial chapters traverse Aurora's desperate pleas to save her family, mingled with her resolute faith, setting a poignant tone that highlights the themes of faith, sacrifice, and survival in the face of overwhelming despair. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Mardiganian, Aurora, 1901-1994 |
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| Author of introduction, etc. | Waln, Nora, 1895-1964 |
| Translator | Gates, H. L. (Henry Leyford), 1878-1937 |
| LoC No. | 19001186 |
| Title |
Ravished Armenia The Story of Aurora Mardiganian, the Christian Girl Who Lived Through the Great Massacres |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravished_Armenia |
| Note | Reading ease score: 78.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Credits |
Produced by Cindy Horton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | D501: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: World War I (1914-1918) |
| Subject | World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives |
| Subject | World War, 1914-1918 -- Atrocities |
| Subject | World War, 1914-1918 -- Armenia |
| Subject | Armenian massacres, 1915-1923 -- Personal narratives |
| Subject | Genocide -- Turkey |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 53046 |
| Release Date | Sep 13, 2016 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 513 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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