Excerpt from A History of Montenegro It is impossible to grasp the full significance of the forces now at work Without reference to the past. The movements in the Balkan peninsula in the course of the nineteenth century and at the present time, now to all appearance within measurable distance of success, represent a concerted effort to resume, under new conditions, the threads of national life and history at the point at which they were interrupted by the Turkish conquests. In the case of Montenegro the threads are unbroken, and supply the connecting link between the epoch which came to an end with Kodssovo in 1389 and the new epoch of which 1912 has heralded the dawn. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Montenegro: A Land of Warriors Imagine, if you can, a land consisting almost entirely of naked rock, of enormous waves of jagged mountains stretching as far as eye can reach, and composed of grey limestone, here and there broken by vast valleys that look for all the world like the craters of extinct volcanoes. We gaze as though upon a dead world, for the glaring sunlight, pouring relentlessly down and with over whelming force, reveals only a stricken desert. In this panorama of indescribable Vistas the mountain barriers extend, fold upon fold and crest upon crest, until in appearance they sink in the embrace of cruel and savage Albania, while to the stranger, one who for the first time Views their wild and unsurpassable grandeur, the idea uppermost in his mind is that Nature has here striven to portray in stone Commotion and Chaos linked. On the occasion of my first ride through Montenegro I could scarcely believe that people existed amid such desolation. Slowly our horses picked their toilsome way, following a rugged path that pursues its perilous course among the towering pinnacles of grey rock, and skirts precipices where a hasty movement or a false step would mean certain death and destruction. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A Brief History of Montenegro - To which is added a short account of Bulgaria is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1877. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

The historical interest that attaches to Montenegro is utterly out of proportion to the space that country occupies on the surface of the earth. With the exception of the politically insignificant republics of San Marino and Andorra, and of the principalities of Monaco and Liechtenstein, it is the smallest unit in the aggregate of European states; and yet it is able to exhibit in the pages of its annals a record of persistent heroism to which not one of them can furnish a parallel. For nearly five centuries its hardy mountaineers have carried on a struggle for existence against an enemy many times superior to them in point of numbers; and, whilst the remaining Slavs of the Balkan peninsula have been compelled, during the greater part, at least, of that period to submit to an alien domination, the Montenegrins alone have succeeded in preserving intact their national independence..

Excerpt from A Brief History of Montenegro: To Which Is Added a Short Account of Bulgaria, Compiled From Mackenzie and Baker This little Montenegro, indeed, is one of the most interesting countries in the world. Its his tory is full of the most romantic heroism; and obscure as that history is, preserved only by faint pz'esmas, or poetical traditions, it deserves a place beside the annals of Switzerland and of Sparta. Its aspect is ruggedly majestic; no scenery in Europe exhibits nature more vividly in its more sombre and awful manifestations. Its customs and habits are perhaps more curious than those of any people extant in Europe. Its religious and political institutions are not only well worthy the study Of the ethnologist, but are replete with curiosities calculated to attract the cursory reader. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from A History of Montenegro The present account of Montenegrin history, written about twenty-eight years ago, and not hitherto published, was based mainly on materials to be found in the "Monumenta Slavica," the "Monumenta Serbica," and the "Monumenta historico-juridica Slavorum Meridionalium," as well as in the writings of Jirecek, Bogisic, Gopcević, and other authorities mentioned in the notes. It was then put on one side owing to the pressure of other occupations, and left untouched until the present time, when the events now in progress in the Balkans have given to the subject an increased interest and actuality. In view of the existing situation the book will be published as it was written, with only a few verbal alterations and the addition of a supplementary chapter bringing the story down to date. The materials quoted were consulted carefully at the time, and are not just now within the writer's reach. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.