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Title: The Land of the Black Mountain
The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro

Author: Reginald Wyon
Gerald Prance

Release Date: January 27, 2006 [EBook #17613]

Language: English

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THE LAND OF
THE BLACK MOUNTAIN

THE ADVENTURES OF TWO ENGLISHMEN
IN MONTENEGRO

BY

REGINALD WYON AND GERALD PRANCE

WITH FIFTY-ONE ILLUSTRATIONS

"SOME GLIMPSING AND NO PERFECT SIGHT"

CHAUCER

NEW AND CHEAPER ISSUE

METHUEN & CO.
36 ESSEX STREET W.C.
LONDON

_First Published March 1903
New and Cheaper Issue 1905_

[Illustration: H.R.H. PRINCE NICOLAS OF MONTENEGRO]

DEDICATED BY KIND PERMISSION

TO

H.R.H. PRINCE NICOLAS
OF MONTENEGRO

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER I

Montenegro's geographical position--Character of the people--Their
honesty, patriotism, and love of arms--Likeness to the Homeric
Greeks--The women--Montenegrin manners, vices, heroism, lack of
privacy, police--Goodness of the Prince--The national
costume--Religion--Hatred of Austria--Russia's friendship

CHAPTER II

History from first conquest by the Romans, 300 B.C., down to the
present Prince--Fruits of the last campaign--Education--The
military system--Legal administration--Crime--Government--The
educated classes

CHAPTER III

The journey to Montenegro--Arrival in Cattaro--Beauty of the
Bocche, and the drive to the frontier--First impressions of
Monteneg