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Servian Women and Balkan Wit in Brisk Vignettes
A collage of short items from era gossip and culture. It extols Servian women as cultured, multilingual companions to men while detailing Balkan stereotypes. The piece also recalls Gladstone on Balkan resilience, traces cigarette origins to the Aztecs, and notes trousers in ancient and medieval contexts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Servia
Balkan States
London
Gladstone
Balkans
Bulgaria
Turkey
Europe
London Chronicle
Mexico
Cortes
America
Boris