The Early Turkish Novel 1872-1900

Introduction -- The first novels. Şemseddin Sâmî and Ahmed Midhat ; Emin Nihat's tales -- Romantic youth. Namık Kemal: Intibah ; Sezal's abolitionist work -- Mehmet Murad's idealism -- Carriages and sin. Recaizade Ekrem: Love and fashion ; Nâbizâde Nâzım: Lover's passion ; Characteristics of first novels -- Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil: the first master -- Halid Ziya: the mature works. A poet disillusioned ; The home betrayed -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. Two description of Camlica -- Appendix B. Biographical notices -- Bibliography.