This book is dedicated to one of the most mysterious phenomena of human history, which has always aroused special interest. Its author recreates the exotic world of harems, the structure and hierarchy of these “academies of love”, reveals amazing secrets, intrigues, harem wars, secrets of seduction, sophisticated cooking, talks about how collections of living jewelry were compiled. The reader learns about harem magic, entertainment and vices odalisques, about what eunuchs actually were, as well as many other interesting facts from the life of the seraglios, entry into which was prohibited to everyone except their rulers. In terms of the richness and variety of materials, the book is a kind of encyclopedia of the eastern harem.