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"Magyarland" Volume 1 (of 2)

Chapter 1: “MAGYARLAND;”
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The author records extensive travels across the plains, towns, and mountain ranges of Hungary, combining evocative landscape description with portraits of rural life, music, and seasonal customs. Episodes range from pastoral scenes on the Puszta and urban promenades to excursions into ice caves, alpine storms, and chamois hunting, interwoven with encounters at inns, Romani camps, and river journeys. The narrative balances natural-history observation, local ethnography, and mountaineering account, punctuated by sketches and illustrations that highlight terrain, weather, and everyday ceremonies.

“MAGYARLAND;”

BEING THE NARRATIVE OF OUR TRAVELS THROUGH THE HIGHLANDS
AND LOWLANDS OF HUNGARY.

BY

A FELLOW OF THE CARPATHIAN SOCIETY,

AUTHOR OF ‘THE INDIAN ALPS.’

IN TWO VOLUMES.—Vol. I.

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS.

LONDON:
SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON, SEARLE, & RIVINGTON,
CROWN BUILDINGS, 188 FLEET STREET.
1881.

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