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

Klappentext Richard Bright (1789-1858), pioneer in research on kidney disease, fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Physician-Extraordinary to Queen Victoria, describes his observations while travelling in Eastern Europe in this book, first published in 1818. He had set off to witness the closing stages of the Congress of Vienna in 1814, and having spent the winter observing the various heads of state, courtiers and politicians, he decided to travel further east, to areas little visited or understood by the British. Although full of factual details and statistics, the book also pays attention to subjects such as the importance of agriculture in an area little touched as yet by the Industrial Revolution, and Gypsies, who greatly intrigued Bright. An appendix contains ten pieces covering a variety of topics, including the coronation of Joseph I as King of Hungary in 1687, and a comparative vocabulary of Gypsy words. 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