Uncover a fascinating 1899 document on #Bosnia’s struggle under Austro-Hungarian rule. Explore the political intrigue, activism, and transformation of Gligorije Jeftanović, a wealthy merchant fighting for #Serbian #church and #school autonomy.
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Read more: https://booksofjeremiah.com/post/gligorije-jeftanovic-1899/
An early-XIXc. #history of #Montenegro, written by its ruler, Vladika Petar I Petrović-Njegoš, published 5 years after his death.
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https://booksofjeremiah.com/post/brief-history-montenegro-1835/
An 1840s view of an #English traveller through #Serbia of Karađorđe, the leader of the First Serbian Uprising.
https://booksofjeremiah.com/post/servia-youngest-member-european-family-1845-xxix/
Being a high-roller back in the day: how would you like to meet the Prince of our Principality?
#Serbia #Ottoman #Travelogue #Victorian #History #Victodon @historikerinnen
https://booksofjeremiah.com/post/servia-youngest-member-european-family-1845-xxviii/
In the finest XIX Century #travelogue tradition, Mr Paton gives us an overview of the #arts and state of #education in #Serbia.
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https://booksofjeremiah.com/post/servia-youngest-member-european-family-1845-xxvii/
SERVIA, YOUNGEST MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN FAMILY: OR, A RESIDENCE IN BELGRADE, AND TRAVELS IN THE HIGHLANDS AND WOODLANDS OF THE INTERIOR, DURING THE YEARS 1843 AND 1844. BY ANDREW ARCHIBALD PATON, ESQ. Poetry.—Journalism.—The Fine Arts.—The Lyceum.—Mineralogical cabinet.—Museum.—Servian Education. In the whole range of the Slaavic family there is no nation possessing so extensive a […]
Mr Paton is giving us some observations about the customs of #Serbia, still under nominal #Ottoman rule. An interesting way to write a #travelogue, breaking up the details of travel with chapters on observed behaviour.
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https://booksofjeremiah.com/post/servia-youngest-member-european-family-1845-xxvi/
To build a key section of the #railways that connected Central and Western #Europe with the #Orient and #Constantinople, #Serbia went into massive #debt. This is a story of how it unfolded and how the debt was managed.
UDC 726.9:75.041.5ID 176374796 Ljubodrag P. RistićSerbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Institute for Balkan Studies Belgrade, Serbia Bojana Miljković-KatićInstitute of History, Belgrade Abstract: By taking loans for construction of railways, as well as for budget deficit rehabilitation, Serbian governments were putting in pledge fiscal revenues in order to be able to service those loans, in […]
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Our dear Mr Paton is taking a break from describing all the towns and areas of 1840s #Serbia and southern #Hungary he is going through to share some of the local customs that stand out.
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https://booksofjeremiah.com/post/servia-youngest-member-of-the-european-family-1845-xxv-xxxv/
SERVIA, YOUNGEST MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN FAMILY: OR, A RESIDENCE IN BELGRADE, AND TRAVELS IN THE HIGHLANDS AND WOODLANDS OF THE INTERIOR, DURING THE YEARS 1843 AND 1844. BY ANDREW ARCHIBALD PATON, ESQ. Personal Appearance of the Servians.—Their Moral Character.—Peculiarities of Manners.—Christmas Festivities.—Easter.—The Dodola. The Servians are a remarkably tall and robust race of men; […]
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