Greece and the Greeks of the Present Day

Thomas Constable, 1855 - 360 pagina's

THE COUNTRY	1

ArcadiaThe course of the NédaWe travel in a river bedThe Ladon	7

The Greek typeThe women of AthensBeauty of the menSobriety of	32

EqualityGreeks equal in the time of Homer they will be so for everIm	40

Reverse of the coinThe Greeks are undisciplined and jealousLaw of	45

Feelings of the Greeks towards foreignersThe English at the Ionian Islands	54

The French School	62

AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY COMMERCE	69

EducationGratuitous instructionInclination of all Greeks to the liberal	171

MonksMonasteries in the Ottoman territoryA monastery for two purposes	191

A Greek funeral	201

FINANCE	207

ExpenditureInternal debtStrong Governments the only ones able	219

ExpenditureThe deferred debtGreece owes two hundred millions to cer	229

Expenditure The civil listThe salary of the ChambersThe seven minis	232

The private life of the sovereigns of Greece is irreproachableA new Buck	241

Agriculture use made of resourcesRapid progress and sudden standstill	81

The gardens of AthensSpring in the townThe Queens gardenWhat	89

CattleThe horse an unreasonable animalAccident in travellingA rider	96

Mines and quarriesPentelicus and ParosCoal of Marcopoulo and Kumi	106

Commerce	116

FAMILY LIFE	127

Marriage a purely religious actBetrothalDivorceThe mother of a family	134

Marriages during the War of Indepen	140

THE GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION	149

The capital transferred from Astros to Egina from Ægina to Nauplia from	157

no justiceIntegrity of the judgesTheir patriotismJustice rather	163

Internal policyChiefs of brigands at CourtBrigandage a political weapon	247

Staff of the CourtThe grand mistressA lady of waxThe maids	256

SOCIETY	264

Greek hospitalityUse of letters of recommendationThe tchibouk cigarette	274

eveningThe men sleep in the streets and the women on the roofsThe	279

The Athenian turfThe music paradeThe Sunday amusementsThe	290

High lifeBall at M Jean S sConspiracy of the violinsToilette garlic	299

The poorBeggars of AthensThe Albanians of PavlitzaHow to buy	307

A village festival in ArcadiaHospitality of the paredrosA glass for three	317

APPENDIX	327

Titel	Greece and the Greeks of the Present Day Volume 9 van Constable's misc. of foreign lit Volume 9 van Constable's miscellany of foreign literature
Auteur	Edmond About
Uitgever	Thomas Constable, 1855
Oorspronkelijk uit	Universiteit Gent
Gedigitaliseerd	29 sep 2009
Lengte	360 pagina's

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