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قراءة كتاب Albania: A Narrative of Recent Travel
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اللغة: English
Albania: A Narrative of Recent Travel
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ALBANIA:
A NARRATIVE OF RECENT TRAVEL.
By E. F. KNIGHT,
BARRISTER-AT-LAW.
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS.
London:
SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON, SEARLE, & RIVINGTON,
CROWN BUILDINGS, 188, FLEET STREET.
1880.
[All rights reserved.]
CONTENTS.
| PAGE | |
| CHAPTER I. | |
| Where to go to?—An unknown country—The expedition—Our inventor—Our equipment—The doctor—A useful remedy—The start—Venice—Trieste | 1 |
| CHAPTER II. | |
| On board an Austrian Lloyd—Voyage to Spalato—The coast of Istria and Dalmatia—Old Venetian cities—Our fellow-passengers —Pola—A Turkish officer—The Morlaks—Why is England a triangle? —Sebenico—Arrival at Spalato | 11 |
| CHAPTER III. | |
| Dalmatian cuisine—The Emperor Diocletian—Remains of the old palace—We make two friends—Wines of Dalmatia—Customs of the Morlaks—A visit to Salona—A great fête—Costumes— Morlak singing | 28 |
| CHAPTER IV. | |
| Voyage to Cattaro—A bora—The gulf of Narenta—The Herzegovina —The Island of Curzola—Ragusa—The Bocche di Cattan—The frontier of Montenegro—The fortress of Cattaro—Evening promenade—Personal attractions of the Cattarine ladies— Rough roads—Prince Nikita's coach—Bosnian refugees—A Bosnian's luggage | 45 |
| CHAPTER V. | |
| March to Cettinje—The pass across the frontier—Montenegrin warriors—Cettinje—A land of stones—The Prince's Hotel— Frontier disputes—The commission—Montenegrin method of making war—A game of billiards—A Draconic law—A popular prince | 60 |
| CHAPTER VI. | |
| The occupation of a Montenegrin gentleman—The public library —Prince Nikita's prisoners—Albanian versus Montenegrin —A Montenegrin loan—The prince as a sportsman—The museum— The hospital | 78 |
| CHAPTER VII. | |
| Journey to Scutari—Atrocities—A runaway—The vale of Rieka— A Montenegrin sailor—The lions of Rieka—The perils of the night | 90 |
| CHAPTER VIII. | |
| A great victory—A good old custom—On the Lake of Scutari— The londra—The debateable land—Boat song—Encampment—Scutari —A reminiscence of Cremorne—The brothers Toshli—Willow-pattern plates—At the British consulate | 100 |
| CHAPTER IX. | |
| Condition of Albania—Her races—The Mussulman—The Christian— The Arnaut—Prince Scanderbeg—Turkish rule—Albanian language —Gendarmes on strike—A Scutarine beauty—Courtship and marriage —Nuns | 116 |
| CHAPTER X. | |
| The bazaar—Turkish gipsies—The vendetta—An assassin—A way to pay debts—Bosnian refugees—A card-party—Paving stones —Burglars—Army doctors—Change for a ten pound note—Our horses | 132 |
| CHAPTER XI. | |
| Our Lady of Scutari—A miracle—The fête—A funeral—A drunken Arnaut—Our escort—Two more Britons—Warm discussion—War— Marco | 151 |
| CHAPTER XII. | |
| March to Podgoritza—An Albanian khan—Our cook—The Fund— Across the lake—Night visitors—The frontier—Podgoritza— The armourer—The war minister—Dobra Pushka | 163 |
| CHAPTER XIII. | |
| War preparations—Our camp visitors—An impromptu ball— English-consul fashion—Robbers—Ruins of Douka—A dangerous bath—Bastinado—Karatag yok mir | 181 |
| CHAPTER XIV. | |
| An escort—A Turkish dinner-party—Brigands—Our sportsman—A chief of the league—Objects of the rebels—Achmet Agha—A meeting of the league—The boulim-bashi of Klementi—An Arnaut chieftain | 194 |
| CHAPTER XV. | |
| To Gussinje—The valley of the Drin—A rough road—In the mountains—Hospitality—A pretty woman—A scientific frontier —Franciscans—Dog | |