Books: Travel - Rijeka and the Rijeka Region in Old English Travel Books
Author: Veselin Kostić Publisher: Adamić d.o.o, Rijeka, 2006 ISBN: 953-219-294-8 This book, written in English and Croatian, explores the writings of British travellers who visited the Rijeka area in the 18th and 19th centuries. Inside, one has a lively account of the experiences of those who came to ‘explore’ this part of Europe. My own personal favourite is the one about George Grieg who was robbed in Gorski Kotar, and then went to recuperate with the then owner of the Paper Factory. The value of this book for anyone interested in the Rijeka area is that since it offers a more personal account of the scrapes and adventures of the authors, one gets an insight into everyday life in the Rijeka that is perhaps not so visible in more ‘official’ history books. Also, as it says in the foreword, it provides as much of an insight into the characters of those who were doing the travelling as it does about the Rijeka area in this period. Thus, it would also appeal to anyone who is interested in finding more about how the British considered this part of the world at the end of the 18th and 19th centuries.
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