My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The second of the Turkish tales wasn’t as good as the first (The Giaour). The story felt rushed, especially in the concluding canto. But, I enjoyed it, hence the 3 stars. I was especially fond of the XII stanza of the 1st canto. Fast pacing, lovely verse. The first few lines are:

He lived — he breathed — he moved — he felt; He raised the maid from where she knelt; His trance was gone — his keen eye shone With thoughts that long in darkness dwelt; With thoughts that burn — in rays that melt.