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FICTION
Choice of the Harem
Story of the Sultan who granted, very strangely, a soldier’s wish to have an inmate of his harem
February
1
1934
BRUNO FRANK
Choice of the Harem
BRUNO FRANK
February
1
1934
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FICTION
Choice of the Harem
Story of the Sultan who granted, very strangely, a soldier’s wish to have an inmate of his harem
February
1
1934
BRUNO FRANK
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