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Title: ALBANIA'S GREATEST FRIEND
AUBREY HERBERT AND THE MAKING OF MODERN ALBANIA: DIARIES AND PAPERS 1904-1923
By: Aubrey Herbert, Bejtullah D. Destani (Editor), Jason Tomes (Editor)
Format: Hardback

List price: £50.00


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ISBN 10: 1848854447
ISBN 13: 9781848854444
Publisher: I.B.TAURIS & CO LTD.
Pub. date: 30 May, 2011
Pages: 352
Description: With a Preface by Noel Malcolm. Impeccably aristocratic and eccentric in a uniquely English tradition, Aubrey Herbert was at first sight an incongruous champion of Albanian nationalism, to say the least. This title charts Herbert's involvement with Albania over the course of his life, in his own words, through his own extensive diaries and letters.
Synopsis: Impeccably aristocratic and eccentric in a uniquely English tradition, Aubrey Herbert was at first sight an incongruous champion of Albanian nationalism, to say the least. Tall, slender and slightly stooped, with a moustache and heavily lidded eyes, Herbert wore a monocle and had white patches in his hair caused by an attack of alopoecia in 1911. Within England - let alone abroad - he cut a colourful figure. But Herbert was also an acclaimed linguist, intrepid traveller and an outspoken and independent thinker, who became enthralled by the Balkans on his first visit to the region in 1904 as honorary attache at the British Embassy in Constantinople. From that time until his death in 1923, he was indefatigable in campaigning for the Albanian cause. He returned frequently to the country and gained respect as an expert on the region, even being honoured with repeated requests that he assume the Albanian throne. "Albania's Greatest Friend" charts Herbert's involvement with Albania over the course of his life, in his own words, through his own extensive diaries and letters.It paints an authoritative portrait not just of a remarkable Englishman but also sheds fresh light on the wider Albanian national movement and a fascinating period in European history.
Illustrations: Illustrations
Publication: UK
Imprint: I.B.Tauris
Returns: Returnable
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