The Land Beyond the Forest: Facts, Figures, and Fancies from Transylvania
By E. Gerard
Length16h 57m
About this audiobook
The Land Beyond the Forest is a historical exposé by Emily Gerard. It depicts the history and legends of Transylvania's distant past, along with its folklore and superstitions.
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GenreHistory
Length16 hrs 57 mins
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Publish dateNov 26, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1THE LAND BEYOND THE FOREST.
30CHAPTER XXVIII. SAXON SUPERSTITION: REMEDIES, WITCHES, WEATHER-MAKERS.
2ILLUSTRATIONS.
31CHAPTER XXIX. SAXON SUPERSTITION—CONTINUED: ANIMALS, PLANTS, DAYS.
3CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY.
32CHAPTER XXX. SAXON CUSTOMS AND DRAMAS.
4CHAPTER II. HISTORICAL.
33CHAPTER XXXI. BURIED TREASURES.
5CHAPTER III. POLITICAL.
34CHAPTER XXXII. THE TZIGANES: LISZT AND LENAU.
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6CHAPTER IV. ARRIVAL IN TRANSYLVANIA—FIRST IMPRESSIONS.
35CHAPTER XXXIII. THE TZIGANES: THEIR LIFE AND OCCUPATIONS.
7CHAPTER V. SAXON HISTORICAL FEAST—LEGEND.
36CHAPTER XXXIV. THE TZIGANES: HUMOR, PROVERBS, RELIGION, AND MORALITY.
8CHAPTER VI. THE SAXONS: CHARACTER—EDUCATION—RELIGION.
37CHAPTER XXXV. THE GYPSY FORTUNE-TELLER.
9CHAPTER VII. SAXON VILLAGES.
38CHAPTER XXXVI. THE TZIGANE MUSICIAN.
10CHAPTER VIII. SAXON INTERIORS—CHARACTER.
39CHAPTER XXXVII. GYPSY POETRY.
11CHAPTER IX. SAXON CHURCHES AND SIEGES.
40CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE SZEKLERS AND ARMENIANS.
12CHAPTER X. THE SAXON VILLAGE PASTOR.
41CHAPTER XXXIX. FRONTIER REGIMENTS.
13CHAPTER XI. THE SAXON BROTHERHOODS—NEIGHBORHOODS AND VILLAGE HANN.
42CHAPTER XL. WOLVES, BEARS, AND OTHER ANIMALS.
14CHAPTER XII. THE SAXONS: DRESS—SPINNING AND DANCING.
43CHAPTER XLI. A ROUMANIAN VILLAGE.
15CHAPTER XIII. THE SAXONS: BETROTHAL.
44CHAPTER XLII. A GYPSY CAMP.
16CHAPTER XIV. THE SAXONS: MARRIAGE.
45CHAPTER XLIII. THE BRUCKENTHALS.
17CHAPTER XV. THE SAXONS: BIRTH AND INFANCY.
46CHAPTER XLIV. STILL-LIFE AT HERMANSTADT—A TRANSYLVANIAN CRANFORD.
18CHAPTER XVI. THE SAXONS: DEATH AND BURIAL.
47CHAPTER XLV. FIRE AND BLOOD—THE HERMANSTADT MURDER.
19CHAPTER XVII. THE ROUMANIANS: THEIR ORIGIN.
48CHAPTER XLVI. THE KLAUSENBURG CARNIVAL.
20CHAPTER XVIII. THE ROUMANIANS: THEIR RELIGION, POPAS, AND CHURCHES.
49CHAPTER XLVII. JOURNEY FROM HERMANSTADT TO KRONSTADT.
21CHAPTER XIX. THE ROUMANIANS: THEIR CHARACTER.
50CHAPTER XLVIII. KRONSTADT.
22CHAPTER XX. ROUMANIAN LIFE.
51CHAPTER XLIX. SINAÏA.
23CHAPTER XXI. ROUMANIAN MARRIAGE AND MORALITY.
52CHAPTER L. UP THE MOUNTAINS.
24CHAPTER XXII. THE ROUMANIANS: DANCING, SONGS, MUSIC, STORIES, AND PROVERBS.
53CHAPTER LI. THE BULEA SEE.
25CHAPTER XXIII. ROUMANIAN POETRY.
54CHAPTER LII. THE WIENERWALD—A DIGRESSION.
26CHAPTER XXIV. THE ROUMANIANS: NATIONALITY AND ATROCITIES.
55CHAPTER LIII. A WEEK IN THE PINE REGION.
27CHAPTER XXV. THE ROUMANIANS: DEATH AND BURIAL—VAMPIRES AND WERE-WOLVES.
56CHAPTER LIV. LA DUS AND BISTRA.
28CHAPTER XXVI. ROUMANIAN SUPERSTITION: DAYS AND HOURS.
57CHAPTER LV. A NIGHT IN THE STINA.
29CHAPTER XXVII. ROUMANIAN SUPERSTITION—CONTINUED: ANIMALS, WEATHER, MIXED SUPERSTITIONS, SPIRITS, SHADOWS, ETC.
58CHAPTER LVI. FAREWELL TO TRANSYLVANIA—THE ENCHANTED GARDEN.
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