Through Savage Europe Being the Narrative of a Journey, Undertaken as Special Correspondent #245092

For some mystic reason, however, most English men are less familiar with the geography Of the Balkan States than with that Of Darkest Africa. This was my case, and I had therefore yet to learn that these same Balkans can boast Of cities which are miniature replicas of London and Paris. But these are civilised centres. The remoter districts are, as of yore, hotbeds of outlawry and brigandage, Where you must travel with a revolver in each pocket and your life in your hand, and Of this fact.