Authors: Patrick Leigh Fermor
Quennell, Peter,
178
Ragusa,
196
Rayner, Joan,
76
Rhodope Mountains,
9â10
,
12
,
18
,
31
,
133
,
239
Rizani,
61
Rodocanaki, Tanty,
184â5
Rome and Romans,
37
,
40
,
104â6
,
110
,
155
,
190â1
,
201â2
Romios
and
Romiosyne
,
106
,
108â10
,
112
,
115
,
118
,
120
,
130
,
132
,
153
,
155â6
;
A History of Romiosyne
,
153
Roussanou (
see
St. Barbara)
Rumania and Rumanians,
34
,
78
,
201â2
,
219
,
228
; language,
19
,
32
,
88
,
229
,
246
,
248
Russia and Russians,
64
,
74
,
78
,
95
,
201
,
229
,
231â2
,
234â6
,
248
; cities and rivers,
95
,
230
; language,
64
,
74
,
248
; RussoâJapanese War,
231
St. Agapios,
83
St. Anais,
82
St. Andrew,
190â1
St. Athanasios the Meteorite,
42
,
88â92
; monastery,
88
,
90
St. Barbara or Roussanou (convent),
86
,
93
,
95
St. Barlaam (monastery),
71â2
,
75
,
77
,
79â80
,
82
,
86â8
,
91â3
,
95
,
100â2
St. Benedict,
77
St. Bruno,
77
St. Catherine (monastery),
78
St. Charalambos (church),
97
St. Daniel the Stylites,
83
St. Demetrios of Thessalonika,
41
,
80â82
St. Dionysius of Karditza,
76
St. Ephraim of Syria,
84
St. George,
40â1
,
49
,
82
,
184
,
231
St. Gideon of Tyrnavos,
76
St. Govdelaas,
82
St. Gregory Nazianzen,
84
St. Hilarion,
240
St. Ioasaph,
90
St. Ivan of Rila (monastery),
78
St. John Chrysostom,
84
St. John the Divine,
84
St. Nectarios,
82
St. Nicholas (monastery),
94â5
St. Nicolas of Metsovo,
84
St. Pacomius,
77
St. Paraskev,
41
St. Procopios,
82
St. Romuald,
77
St. Sophia (mosque),
106
,
110
,
121
St. Spiridion,
175
St. Stephen (monastery and church),
83
,
86
,
96â7
,
99
,
101
,
231
St. Theodore,
41
St. Theophanes,
82
St. Wandrille,
99
Salento,
238
Samothrace,
242
Santorin,
241
Sappho (poet),
238
Sarakatsáns (nomads),
8â14
,
17â19
,
21â3
,
27â9
,
31â40
,
42â4
,
46
,
50â1
,
54
,
56
,
60â1
,
67â9
,
245â7
;
I Sarakatsáni
,
39â40
,
60
Saraketsi,
245
Saranta Ekklesies (forty churches),
18
Sayiaxis, I. (writer),
246
Sedgwick, Roxani and Shan,
153
Selino,
136
Serbia and Serbes,
10
,
89
,
90â1
,
155
,
201
,
228
Seriphos,
242
Siberia,
231
Skaphiadis, B. (writer),
246
Skopelos,
241
Slavs,
34
,
37
,
99
,
143
,
201â3
; language,
106
,
201â3
,
246
,
250
Smyrna,
68
Sotiriadis, George,
153
Souli,
22
,
67
,
155
,
159
,
179
,
180
,
197
,
240
SouphlÃ,
13
Soustas, Aramandios,
178
Sparta,
240
Spercheios River,
242
Spetsai,
196
Sporades,
241
Stathatos, Peter,
54
Stilo,
238
Strophades,
242
Stylos (mountain),
89
Suleiman the Magnificent,
91
Symplegades,
237
Syra,
197
Taenarus, Cape,
242
Tenedos,
239
Thasos,
242
Theotokas, George,
107
Thesprotian Mountains,
61
,
66
,
159
Thessaly and Thessalians,
19
,
32
,
37
,
65
,
70â1
,
76â7
,
82
,
90
,
95â7
,
99
,
105
,
133
,
196
,
197
,
202
,
241
Thomaïs (princess),
90
Thrace and Thracians,
7
,
10
,
12
,
16
,
17
,
37
,
54
,
56
,
67
,
133
,
144
,
238
Tivoli,
191
Transfiguration (monastery),
72
,
86
,
89â91
,
97
,
100
,
102
Triballes (Serbs),
89
Tripoli,
240
Tsakonia,
196
Turkey and Turks,
7
,
10
,
18
,
21â2
,
25
,
34â5
,
40
,
45
,
50
,
68
,
78
,
84â5
,
89â91
,
97
,
99
,
104â8
,
110
,
113
,
118
,
131
,
134
,
143
,
145
,
147
,
155
,
158
,
162
,
164
,
173
,
179
,
185
,
187
,
190
,
202
,
213
,
245â6
,
248
,
251
Veli Pasha (son of Ali Pasha),
76
Venice and Venetians,
134
,
144
,
147
,
164
,
176
,
197
,
214
Vichou (gorge),
65
Vlachoyannis, I. (writer),
246
Vlachs (Koutzovlachs),
9
,
19
,
32â5
,
65
,
67
,
71
,
99
,
201â2
,
245
; Vlach language,
201â2
,
241
,
248
Wallachia and Wallachians,
32
,
88
,
107
War of Independence,
5
,
19
,
20
,
50
,
68
,
113
,
179
,
181
,
218
Wentworth, Baroness (
née
Blunt),
165â70
,
173
,
178
; Arabian stud,
165â6
,
168â70
; Crabbet Park,
165
,
168
,
171
,
173
,
176
; family of,
165
White Mountains,
135
,
138
,
210
,
238
Yanina,
21
,
24
,
42
,
62
,
65â6
,
70
,
76
,
82
,
84â5
,
159
,
174
,
180
,
196
,
240
Yassy,
229
Yürüks (nomads),
10
THIS IS A NEW YORK REVIEW BOOK
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Copyright © 1966 by Patrick Leigh Fermor
Introduction copyright © 2006 by Patricia Storace
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Cover image: Patrick Leigh Fermor
Cover design: Katy Homans
Dedication page drawing and map by John Craxton
First published in Great Britain in 1966 by John Murray, Publishers
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Fermor, Patrick Leigh.
  Roumeli : travels in northern Greece / Patrick Leigh Fermor ; introduction by Patricia Storace.
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  Originally published: New York : Harper & Row, 1966.
  ISBN 1-59017-187-x (alk. paper)
  I. GreeceâDescription and travel. I. Title. II. Series.
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