Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878   By: Various

Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878 offers a diverse selection of articles and stories, covering a range of topics from travel to science to literature. The contributors offer engaging and insightful perspectives, making this issue a compelling read for anyone interested in the issues and ideas of the late 19th century. The writing is well-crafted and thought-provoking, with a mix of fiction and non-fiction that keeps the reader engaged. Overall, this issue of Lippincott's Magazine provides a fascinating glimpse into the intellectual landscape of the time.

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If it were not for the people, the journey by steamer from Belgrade to Pesth would be rather unromantic. When the Servian capital is reached in ascending the great stream from Galatz and Rustchuk, the picturesque cliffs, the mighty forests, the moss grown ruins overhanging the rushing waters, are all left behind. Belgrade is not very imposing. It lies along a low line of hills bordering the Sava and the Danube, and contains only a few edifices which are worthy even of the epithet creditable. The white pinnacle from which it takes its name for the city grouped around the fort was once called Beograd ("white city") now looks grimy and gloomy. The Servians have placed the cannon which they took from the Turks in the recent war on the ramparts, and have become so extravagantly vain in view of their exploits that their conceit is quite painful to contemplate. Yet it is impossible to avoid sympathizing to some extent with this little people, whose lot has been so hard and whose final emancipation has been so long in arriving... Continue reading book >>