Travels in Sicily, Greece and Albania, Volume 1Cambridge University Press, 2014 M12 11 - 418 pages Between 1812 and 1814, Cambridge fellow and cleric Thomas Smart Hughes (1786-1847) and Robert Townley Parker, later an MP for Preston, embarked on a tour of Mediterranean countries, 'those theatres of the most interesting events recorded in the annals of history'. This two-volume account of their travels, illustrated with plates from the drawings of the architect Charles Robert Cockerell, was first published in 1820. In Volume 2, Hughes describes the second leg of the journey, beginning in Epirus in Greece and moving through Albania before returning to England via Italy and France, noting important historical events that took place at each location and describing the local legends, habits and customs. He quotes freely from other travel writers of the time, as well as from ancient authors and inscriptions encountered on the tour. Included also are anecdotes which render this account vivid and readable, allowing the author's personality and opinions to reveal themselves. |
Contents
VOLUME | 1 |
CONTENTS | 22 |
CHAPTER II | 29 |
CHAPTER III | 45 |
CHAPTER IV | 71 |
CHAPTER V | 92 |
CHAPTER VI | 121 |
CHAPTER VII | 152 |
CHAPTER | 225 |
CHAPTER X | 243 |
CHAPTER XI | 270 |
CHAPTER XII | 301 |
CHAPTER XIII | 326 |
CHAPTER XIV | 346 |
CHAPTER XV | 364 |
Appendix containing an Inscription on the Han of Valiarč and a Translation into Romaic | 383 |
Common terms and phrases
Acarnania Acheron Albanian Ali's amongst ancient Antonietti appeared Argyro-Castro arms army arrived Arta Athenaeus attack Avlona beautiful Berat beys Botzari called caloyer Captain carried castron ceremony character Charadrus chief church command Constantinople Corfu custom death Delvinaki Delvino district divan dominions endeavoured enemies ENTERTAINMENT Epirus favourite fortress Foto French friends gain Gardiki grand Greece Greek hands harem head hegumenos honour Ibrahim Ibrahim Pasha inhabitants Ioannina Ionian Ionian islands island Kiaffa Klissura lake Mahometan means Mouchtar Pasha mountains Mustafa observed Palasca palikars Paramithia Parga Parghiotes party plain Porte possession Pouqueville Prevesa prisoners procured rāv received republic river rock Romaic ruins Russians Santa Maura scarcely scene sent seraglio serai side Signore Alessio Signore Nicolo soon Suli Suliots Tepeleni tion took town troops Turkey Turkish Turks Tzavella village vizir Voiussa whilst wine Zagori