juam's

Updated: June 23, 2025

To pretend to relate the manner in which Juam's ruler passed his captive days, without making suitable mention of his harem, would be to paint one's full-length likeness and omit the face. For it was his harem that did much to stamp the character of Donjalolo.

Herman Melville - Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I