... desirous of the masculine stamp of approval for Georgina's and her political judgements, so Gladstone, on his part, wished to emphasise the significance of their characteristically feminine account of the Slavic parts of Turkey. Having praised the... Travels in the Slavonic Provinces of Turkey-in-Europe - Page ixby Georgina Muir Mackenzie, Adelina Paulina Irby - 1877 - 341 pagesFull view - About this book
| lady Georgina Mary Sebright - 1877 - 372 pages
...grave responsibility. "We cannot now escape from the consciousness that we are dealing with quesi tions which greatly involve the happiness or misery of many...Miss Mackenzie and Miss Irby, when they published, in 1867, their travels in some of the Slavonian Provinces of European Turkey. I shall not now dwell upon... | |
| Various - 1877 - 706 pages
...Hy fir the best book I have seen npon the interior of Turkey." — Mr. Olndftone, at Ilawarden. '* I do not mean to disparage the labours and services...others when I say that in my opinion no diplomatist, no eon-oil. no traveller, among our countrymen, lias made sxich a valuable contribution to our mean«... | |
| Historicus - 1917 - 124 pages
...of 1877 by the late William E. Gladstone, in which he says : "I do not mean to disparage the labors and services of others when I say that, in my opinion, no diplomatist, no consul, no traveler, among our countrymen, has made such a valuable contribution to our means of knowledge in... | |
| John B. Allcock, Antonia Young - 2000 - 336 pages
...Slavic parts of Turkey. Having praised the superior quality of the general information they provided ('no diplomatist, no consul, no traveller, among our...contribution to our means of knowledge in this important matter')3, he pointed out, with typical period pathos, their accurate and poignant description of the... | |
| John B. Allcock, Antonia Young - 2000 - 326 pages
...Slavic parts of Turkey. Having praised the superior quality of the general information they provided ('no diplomatist, no consul, no traveller, among our...our means of knowledge in this important matter') 3 , he pointed out, with typical period pathos, their accurate and poignant description of the life... | |
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