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LoC No.: 19001186

Title: Ravished Armenia
The Story of Aurora Mardiganian, the Christian Girl Who Lived Through the Great Massacres

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.)

Summary: "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.)

Author: Mardiganian, Aurora, 1901-1994

Author of introduction, etc.: Waln, Nora, 1895-1964

Translator: Gates, H. L. (Henry Leyford), 1878-1937

EBook No.: 53046

Published: Sep 13, 2016

Downloads: 356

Language: English

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

LoCC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: World War I (1914-1918)

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

LoC No.: 19001186

Title: Ravished Armenia
The Story of Aurora Mardiganian, the Christian Girl Who Lived Through the Great Massacres

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.)

Summary: "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.)

Author: Mardiganian, Aurora, 1901-1994

Author of introduction, etc.: Waln, Nora, 1895-1964

Translator: Gates, H. L. (Henry Leyford), 1878-1937

EBook No.: 53046

Published: Sep 13, 2016

Downloads: 356

Language: English

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

LoCC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: World War I (1914-1918)

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.