tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29566846.post8492054222362331623..comments2023-11-05T01:45:58.784-07:00Comments on The Hesperado: OrientophiliaHesperadohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394374828751466705noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29566846.post-27122430054159960612016-02-09T09:20:59.701-08:002016-02-09T09:20:59.701-08:00Thanks Egghead. I found a free Google book by tha...Thanks Egghead. I found a free Google book by that "Anglo-Indian" woman, Anna Leonowens, <i>The Romance of the Harem</i> (published 1873(, which in the Preface she insists is a true account with only artistic embellishments:<br /><br />https://books.google.com/books?id=qTxqEFrmOpcC&pg=PA237&lpg=PA237&dq=buddhist+harems&source=bl&ots=H34qp10boM&sig=cRiQWh04qdACrgI9zA7zFsETj_0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi377LnlevKAhVCz2MKHT26B88Q6AEIRTAG#v=onepage&q=buddhist%20harems&f=false<br /><br />Apparently Buddhist realms have also had harems. Hesperadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394374828751466705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29566846.post-61077018939253255842016-02-09T08:15:15.631-08:002016-02-09T08:15:15.631-08:00I agree that this is an excellent essay.
I immedi...I agree that this is an excellent essay.<br /><br />I immediately thought of 'The King and I' which is another blatant propaganda piece featuring a quasi romantic relationship between an Eastern ruler and a Western woman - where the King has a harem.<br /><br />https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_and_the_King_of_Siam_(novel)Eggheadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29566846.post-63882175572320868582016-02-09T02:56:08.966-08:002016-02-09T02:56:08.966-08:00Previous post is by DP111.Previous post is by DP111.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29566846.post-84899412489413514022016-02-09T02:55:16.668-08:002016-02-09T02:55:16.668-08:00Excellent post.
Hugh F has also written a lot on ...Excellent post.<br /><br />Hugh F has also written a lot on the myth of Andalusia.<br /><br />Meanwhile, may I suggest a real true to life historical thriller - a must read.<br /><br />The Great Siege - Ernle Bradford. <br /><br />I have read it several times, and do so every time I feel depressed at the way the West is heading to civilisational suicide.<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com