Travels From Vienna Through Lower Hungary - With Some Remarks on State of Vienna During Congress in Year 1814

Klappentext A description of the Kingdom of Hungary, its people and customs, published in 1818 by the Physician-Extraordinary to Queen Victoria. Zusammenfassung Richard Bright (1789–1858), later physician-extraordinary to Queen Victoria, describes his observations while travelling in eastern Europe. Published in 1818, the book was one of a very few works on Hungary in English, and contains a great deal of information about Gypsies, whose life and language greatly intrigued Bright. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Chronological list of the sovereigns of Hungary; 1. Vienna; 2. Gallery of Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen; 3. Leave Vienna; 4. Urmeny; 5. Schemnitz; 6. Leave Schemnitz; 7. Historical sketch; 8. Vösendorf; 9. Breeding stud; 10. Leave Keszthely; 11. Croatia; 12. Badocsa; 13. Peasantry; Appendix; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Bright, Bright Richard
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.03.2012
• EAN: 9781108045322
• ISBN: 978-1-108-04532-2
• No. of pages: 802
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Europe
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; European History, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, TRAVEL / Europe / Eastern, HISTORY / Europe / Austria & Hungary, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Hungary, Classic Travel Writing, C 1700 To C 1800