Travels in Sicily, Greece and Albania 2 Volume Set (Cambridge Library Collection - European History)

Brief Description:
Published in 1820, this illustrated two-volume account traces a two-year trip through Spain, Sicily, Greece, Albania and Italy.

Table of Contents:
Volume 1: 1. Arrival in Sicily; 2. Journey to Syracuse; 3. Site of Acradina; 4. Catania and Messina; 5. View of the city of Zante; 6. Patras to Argos; 7. Argos and Tiryns; 8. Journey to Athens; 9. Walk in Athens; 10. Excursions from Athens; 11. Thebes and Livadia; 12. Delphi; 13. From Delphi to Prevesa; 14. Prevesa and Nicopolis; 15. Arta and Ioannina; 16. Visit to the Vizir in the fortress; 17. Departure for an excursion into Thesprotia; A dissertation on the Oracle of Dodona Samuel Butler. Volume 2: 1. A history of Ioannina and its present condition; 2. Marriage ceremonies; 3. Invitation to a grand entertainment by the Vizir; 4. Turkish society; 5. Ali Pasha's early history; 6. Ali's policy with regard to foreign powers and his own government; 7. The siege of Suli; 8. Ali endeavours to gain Parga; 9. Excursion to the north of Albania; 10. From Argyro-Castro to Berat; 11. From Berat to Ioannina; 12. Glyky and the Suliot mountains; 13. From Suli to Prevesa and Santa Maura; 14. Parga, Paxo and the coast of Epirus; 15. Departure for Naples, arrival in England; Appendix.