Heyday in a Vanished World: Foreign Correspondent at the Turn of the Twentieth Century

Text extracted from opening pages of book: HEYDAY IN A VANISHED WORLD Stephen’ Bonsai e opy right, 1 93 7, by TO R. M. B, NAME CHILD AND VOTARY OF ST. RITA TIRELESS ADVOCATE OF SEEMINGLY UNATTAINABLE BLESSINGS WITH THANKS So they hunted > and they holloaed till the setting of the And they* d nought to bring away at last when th* huntin* day was done Look ye therel Then one unto the other $ a* d> This hwttin* doe$ n* t fay But we* ve frowlft up an* down a bit an* had a rattlin* day* Look ye ther* t OLD BNGLIftH SONG CONTENTS 1. FIRST GALLOP 9 2. PARNELL AND KITTY o'sHEA 1 7 3-THE PRINCE AND THE PUGILIST 33 4* VALE IMPERATOR SENEX AND JOHN L. SULLIVAN 59 5, WHEN GENTLEMEN FELL OUT 68 6. THE DUCHESS AND HER STAG HOUNDS 98 7* A MAN ON HORSEBACK 106 8* BOULANGER DISMOUNTED 124 9-THE STORY OF A GREAT BEAT 144 JO, IN THE BALKANS 176 11. THE LAND OF INCORRUPTIBLE VIRGINS 207 12. THE VEILED PROPHET OF THE SAHARA 228 13. COURT LIFE IN BULGARIA 26* 14. SERBIAN TRAGEDY MAGYAR DIVERTISSEMENT 295 15. ABDUL HAMID THE GREAT ASSASSIN 324 1 6* BELGRADE AND THE PIG WAR 344 J7 VON MOLTKE AND THE MEN OF MARX 362 1 8. AN IMPERIAL PUBLICITY STUNT 392 1 9* HOME DEFEAT AND VICTORY 416 INDEX 441 HEYDAY IN A VANISHED WORLD