Osman's Dream : The Story of the Ottoman Empire 1300-1923

"Caroline Finkel effortlessly conveys the high drama of Ottoman history" Orhan Pamuk

At its height in the sixteenth century the formidable Ottoman Empire spanned three continentes, stretching from Hungary to the Persian Gulf and from North Africa to the Caucasus. Many of the key events of Europen history were played out against its backdrop as revealed in this compelling narretive history of its six turbulent centuries.

"In an age when a working knowledge of Islam is no longer a refinement but a necessity Caroline Finkel's magnificent survey should be required reading" William Dalrymple

"Splendidly written.. the most authoritative narrative history of the empire yet published" Literary Review