The Land Beyond the Forest: Facts, Figures, and Fancies from TransylvaniaGerard, E. (Emily)
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The Land Beyond the Forest: Facts, Figures, and Fancies from Transylvania
Gerard, E. (Emily)
Transylvania (Romania) -- Description and travel
XXVII. ROUMANIAN SUPERSTITION—CONTINUED: ANIMALS, WEATHER,
MIXED SUPERSTITIONS, SPIRITS, SHADOWS, ETC. 196
XXVIII. SAXON SUPERSTITION: REMEDIES, WITCHES, WEATHER-MAKERS 207
XXIX. SAXON SUPERSTITION—CONTINUED: ANIMALS, PLANTS, DAYS 212
XXX. SAXON CUSTOMS AND DRAMAS 218
XXXI. BURIED TREASURES 229
XXXII. THE TZIGANES: LISZT AND LENAU 236
XXXIII. THE TZIGANES: THEIR LIFE AND OCCUPATIONS 242
XXXIV. THE TZIGANES: HUMOR, PROVERBS, RELIGION, AND MORALITY 253
XXXV. THE GYPSY FORTUNE-TELLER 260
XXXVI. THE TZIGANE MUSICIAN 265
XXXVII. GYPSY POETRY 273
XXXVIII. THE SZEKLERS AND ARMENIANS 279
XXXIX. FRONTIER REGIMENTS 288
XL. WOLVES, BEARS, AND OTHER ANIMALS 292
XLI. A ROUMANIAN VILLAGE 299
XLII. A GYPSY CAMP 306
XLIII. THE BRUCKENTHALS 309
XLIV. STILL-LIFE AT HERMANSTADT—A TRANSYLVANIAN CRANFORD 317
XLV. FIRE AND BLOOD—THE HERMANSTADT MURDER 326
XLVI. THE KLAUSENBURG CARNIVAL 331
XLVII. JOURNEY FROM HERMANSTADT TO KRONSTADT 339
XLVIII. KRONSTADT 348
XLIX. SINAÏA 357
L. UP THE MOUNTAINS 364
LI. THE BULEA SEE 372
LII. THE WIENERWALD—A DIGRESSION 377
LIII. A WEEK IN THE PINE REGION 380
LIV. LA DUS AND BISTRA 388
LV. A NIGHT IN THE STINA 394
LVI. FAREWELL TO TRANSYLVANIA—THE ENCHANTED GARDEN 399
ILLUSTRATIONS.
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Old Town Gate at Hermanstadt (Elisabeth Thor) _Frontispiece_
Saxon Burgher in Olden Times 9
The Thorda Spalt 19
Old Fortress-tower on the Ramparts at Hermanstadt 23
Mounted Peasants, from the Historical Procession 28
Saxon Peasant House 40
Old Town Gate at Hermanstadt (on the Heltau side) 43
Michelsberg 47
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