Observations Upon the Peloponnesus and Greek Islands, Made in 1829 (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from Observations Upon the Peloponnesus and Greek Islands, Made in 1829 The day after our arrival, I removed to the Lazar etto, and occupied an apartment looking out on the lofty battlements of Valetta. The seclusion here is not entire. In ordinary cases the inmates are allowed to converse with each other Wherever they chance to meet, remembering only to preserve the proper distance. But the intercourse with all persons not in quarantine, must be in the parlatorio, or place for conversation, Where barriers 'are interposed to pre vent a near approach of the parties. There I saw my brethren of the mission, Messrs. Bird, Goodell. 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.