Project Gutenberg 2016-09-13 Public domain in the USA. 247 Mardiganian, Aurora 1901 1994 Martikanean, Arshaluys Waln, Nora 1895 1964 Gates, H. L. (Henry Leyford) 1878 1937 Gates, Henry Leyford 19001186 Ravished Armenia The Story of Aurora Mardiganian, the Christian Girl Who Lived Through the Great Massacres Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravished_Armenia 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.) "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.) Reading ease score: 78.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives World War, 1914-1918 -- Atrocities World War, 1914-1918 -- Armenia Armenian massacres, 1915-1923 -- Personal narratives Genocide -- Turkey D501 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Religious 382255 2025-07-21T07:52:41.426032 text/html 363953 2024-10-23T01:07:14 text/html 601736 2025-07-21T07:52:46.318009 application/epub+zip 604485 2025-07-21T07:52:42.296050 application/epub+zip 199735 2025-07-21T07:52:41.840990 application/epub+zip 713010 2025-07-21T07:52:49.525958 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 679857 2025-07-21T07:52:45.837984 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 276416 2022-09-24T04:55:07.290796 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349436 2025-07-21T07:52:40.850006 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 329520 2024-10-23T01:07:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19837 2025-07-21T07:52:49.667965 application/rdf+xml 12365 2025-07-21T07:52:41.927986 image/jpeg 2537 2025-07-21T07:52:41.884986 image/jpeg 550210 2025-07-21T07:52:41.472041 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia