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قراءة كتاب The Land of the Black Mountain
The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro
The Land of the Black Mountain
The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro
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THE LAND OF
THE BLACK MOUNTAIN
THE ADVENTURES OF TWO ENGLISHMEN
IN MONTENEGRO
BY
REGINALD WYON and GERALD PRANCE
WITH FIFTY-ONE ILLUSTRATIONS
"SOME GLIMPSING AND NO PERFECT SIGHT"
CHAUCER
NEW AND CHEAPER ISSUE
METHUEN & CO.
36 ESSEX STREET W.C.
LONDON
First Published March 1903
New and Cheaper Issue 1905
DEDICATED BY KIND PERMISSION
TO
H.R.H. PRINCE NICOLAS
OF MONTENEGRO
CONTENTS
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| Introduction |
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xiii-xviii |
| CHAPTER I |
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| Montenegro's geographical position—Character of the people—Their honesty, patriotism, and love of arms—Likeness to the Homeric Greeks—The women—Montenegrin manners, vices, heroism, lack of privacy, police—Goodness of the Prince—The national costume—Religion—Hatred of Austria—Russia's friendship |
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| CHAPTER II |
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| History from first conquest by the Romans, 300 b.c., down to the present Prince—Fruits of the last campaign—Education—The military system—Legal administration—Crime—Government—The educated classes |
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15-30 |
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| The journey to Montenegro—Arrival in Cattaro—Beauty of the Bocche, and the drive to the frontier—First impressions of Montenegro—Njeguši—The national troubadours—Arrival in Cetinje |
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31-41 |
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| CHAPTER IV |
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| Cetinje and its sights—Prince Nicolas—The Archbishop—The barracks—The princes—A visit to the prison and its system—Our departure for Podgorica |
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42-54 |
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| CHAPTER V |
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| The view from Bella Vista—New scenery—Promiscuous shooting—The market in Rijeka—The shepherds—Their flocks—Wayside hospitality—The plain of the Zeta—The Morača—The Vizier bridge—Old war-marks—First and last impressions of Podgorica |
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55-64 |
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| Podgorica—Its central position—Our headquarters—Easter in Montenegro—Our experience of it—We view the town—The prison and its inmates—Christian and Mahometan friction—The modern town—The market and the armed buyers—The Black Earth—Easter customs—Montenegrin methods of doing business |
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| Medun—Voivoda Marko—His life and business—His part in Montenegrin history—Our ride to Medun—His widow—We visit his grave—The Death Dirge—Montenegrin customs at death—Target practice—Our critics—The hermit of Daibabe—We visit Spuž—A typical country inn and a meal—The Turkish renegade gives his views on warfare—Dioclea |
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| CHAPTER VIII |
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| Achmet Uiko tells his story—Sokol Baćo, ex-Albanian chief—Shooting on the Lake of Scutari—Our journey thither—Our frustrated nap—Arrival at the chapel—The island of Vranjina—The priest—Fishing and fishermen—Our visitors—We return to Podgorica |
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