Excerpt from A Reading Book of the Turkish Language With a Grammar and Vocabulary: Containing a Selection of Original Tales, Literally Translated, and Accompanied by Grammatical References, The Pronunciation of Each Word Given as Now Used in ConstantinopleIt is with much difidence that the author now lays the result of his experience before the world, but he trusts he may, in some measure, gain the approval of more competent judges, amongst whom there is no one whose good opinion he could more highly value than the distinguished oficer to whom he ventures to dedicate this volume.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.