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Shabatz.-A provincial chancery.-Servian collector.-De-
scription of his house.—Country barber.—Turkish quarter.
-Self-taught priest.-A provincial dinner.-Native soirée 93
CHAPTER XI.
Kaimak.-History of a renegade.-A bishop's house.-Pro-
gress of education.-Portrait of Milosh.-Bosnia and the
Bosniacs.--Moslem fanaticism.-Death of the collector 108
CHAPTER XII.
The banat of Matchva.-Losnitza.-Feuds on the frontier.-
Enter the back-woods.-Convent of Tronosha.-Greek
festival.-Congregation of peasantry.-Rustic finery 125
CHAPTER XIII.
Romantic sylvan scenery.-Patriarchal simplicity of manners.
Krupena. Sokol. Its extraordinary position.
Wretched town.-Alpine scenery.-Cool reception.-Val-
ley of the Rogatschitza
CHAPTER XIV.
The Drina.-Liubovia.-Quarantine station. -Derlatcha.-
A Servian beauty.-A lunatic priest.-Sorry quarters.-
Murder by brigands
CHAPTER XV.
Arrival at Ushitza.-Wretched street.-Excellent khan.—
Turkish vayvode.-A Persian dervish.-Relations of
Moslems and Christians.-Visit the castle.-Bird's eye
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152
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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER XVI.
Poshega. The river Morava.-Arrival at Csatsak.-A
Viennese doctor.-Project to ascend the Kopaunik.—Visit
the bishop.-Ancient cathedral church.-Greek mass.-
Coronation church of the ancient kings of Servia.-Enter
the Highlands.-Valley of the Ybar.-First view of the
High Balkan.-Convent of Studenitza.-Byzantine Archi-
Phlegmatic monk. Servian frontier. - New
quarantine.-Russian major.
tecture.
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CHAPTER XVIII.
Cross the Bosniac frontier.-Gipsy encampment.-Novibazar
described. Rough reception.-Precipitate departure.—
Fanaticism
CHAPTER XIX.
PAGE
174
186
. 197
Ascent of the Kopaunik.-Grand prospect.-Descent of
the Kopaunik.-Bruss.-Involuntary bigamy.-Conversa-
tion on the Servian character.-Krushevatz.-Relics of
monarchy.
CHAPTER XX.
Formation of the Servian monarchy.-Contest between the
Latin and Greek Churches.-Stephan Dushan.-A great
warrior.-Results of his victories.-Knes Lasar.-Inva-
sion of Amurath.-Battle of Kossovo.-Death of Lasar
and Amurath.-Fall of the Servian monarchy.-General
observations
207
219
ix
CHAPTER XXI.
A battue missed.-Proceed to Alexinatz. - Foreign-Office
courier.-Bulgarian frontier.-Gipsy Suregee.-Tiupria.
-New bridge and macadamized roads .
CHAPTER XXII.
Visit to Ravanitza.-Jovial party.-Servian and Austrian
jurisdiction. Convent described.-Eagles reversed.
Bulgarian festivities
CHAPTER XXIII.
Manasia. Has preserved its middle-age character.-Robin-
son Crusoe.-Wonderful echo.-Kindness of the people.
-Svilainitza.-Posharevatz.-Baby giantess .
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240
246
CHAPTER XXIV.
Rich soil.-Mysterious waters.-Treaty of Passarovitz.-The
castle of Semendria.-Relics of the antique.-The Bran-
kovitch family.-Pancsova.-Morrison's pills. .
CHAPTER XXV.
Personal appearance of the Servians.-Their moral character.
-Peculiarity of manners.-Christmas festivities.-Easter.
-The Dodola
.
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264
CHAPTER XXVI.
Town life. The public offices.-Manners half-oriental half-
European. Merchants and tradesmen.-Turkish popula-
Χ
CHAPTER XXVII.
Poetry.-Journalism.-The fine arts.-The Lyceum.—Mine-
ralogical cabinet.-Museum.-Servian Education
279
CHAPTER XXVIII.
Preparations for departure.-Impressions of the East.-
Prince Alexander. The palace.-Kara Georg
CHAPTER XXIX.
A memoir of Kara Georg
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290
CHAPTER XXX.
Milosh Obrenovitch
300
CHAPTER XXXI.
The prince. The government.-The senate.-The minister
for foreign affairs.-The minister of the interior.-Courts
of justice.-Finances
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CHAPTER XXXIV.
VIENNA IN 1844.
Improvements in Vienna.-Palladian style.-Music.-The-
atres.-Sir Robert Gordon.-Prince Metternich.-Armen
ball.-Dancing.-Strauss.-Austrian policy
CHAPTER XXXV.
Concluding observations on Austria and her prospects.
330