Illyrian Letters

by Arthur John Evans

Although remembered today chiefly for his archaeological discoveries in Crete, Sir Arthur John Evans (1851 1941) became Britain's leading expert on Balkan affairs after publishing his account of travelling through Bosnia in 1875 (also reissued in this series). In 1877 he returned to the region as a correspondent for the Manchester Guardian, reporting on the continuing insurrection against Ottoman rule. Evans is at pains to point out that he does not regard himself as a war correspondent, but wishes to introduce 'in a tolerably peaceful fashion the insurgents and their little mountain territory to the English public'. Published in 1878, these letters offer historical, social and religious background to the insurrection. In so doing, they provide a valuable insight into the genesis of more recent conflicts in a region that has always been a melting pot of peoples and cultures."

290 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

British archaeologist Sir Arthur John Evans unearthed remnants of a civilization of Bronze Age in Crete and after Minos, the legendary king, named it.

From the structures and artifacts at the palace of Knossos at Kephala hill, elsewhere on the Greek island, and in the eastern Mediterranean, he most famously developed the concept.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_...

Reviews

[Nixie]

Horrible...he writes as an advocat for great serbia, without care about different nations and complex history of South East Europe...book is full of lies, manipulations and serbian propaganda...he is only concerned that GB has to prevent Russia from coming close to Adriatic Sea and Eagean Sea and only way is by creating "South Slav" country ruled by Serbians