Excerpt from St. Petersburgh, Constantinople, and Napoli Di Romania, in 1833 and 1834: A Characteristic Picture, Drawn During a Residence There The countries which the author visits are all of them - the first two especially - objects of great political interest and curiosity. Of the numerous mass of individuals who are continually migrating from place to place throughout Western Europe, but few penetrate so far beyond that circle as to explore the wonders peculiar to the capitals of the Czar and the Sultan; while: Napoli di Romania, the residence of the young Grecian monarch, is still more rarely visited, although situated in a country, the eventful history of which, both in ancient and modern times, must render its scenes a subject of increasing and durable interest. M. Von T.'s narrative of his tour to those cities, and through the intervening country, possesses, therefore, much of the grace and excitement of novelty; and, at the same time, his statements and remarks have additional value - inasmuch as they emanate from one who has collected his materials in that spirit of fairness and frankness which his honourable appointment dictated and rendered available. The personal notices of the Emperor Nicholas and his family are extremely interesting, and well calculated to engross attention, and the more so, as they are opposed to prejudices common throughout Western Europe. We have no wish to venture upon political discussion; but, it is gratifying to know from such an authentic source, that the Russian Autocrat' is distinguished for those domestic and social virtues, which present a pleasing contrast to the descriptions hitherto circulated, in connexion with the policy of his cabinet. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.