Chapter One. The Languid Lotus-Eater

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction: Intimate Outsiders 1
6. Part 1. John Frederick Lewis’s Harem Paintings
7. Chapter One. The Languid Lotus-Eater 19
8. Chapter Two. “Mr Lewis’s Oriental Paradises” 38
9. Part 2. British Women’s Travelogues
10. Chapter Three. Pleasures in Detail 59
11. Chapter Four. Being Seen 80
12. Chapter Five. Sartorial Adventures and Satiric Narratives 92
13. Part 3. Harem Portraiture
14. Chapter Six. The Politics of Portraiture behind the Veil 109
15. Chapter Seven. Oriental Dreams 128
16. Epilogue 150
17. Notes 157
18. Selected Bibliography 177
19. Index 187