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Re: Books on the Balkan Royals
« Reply #15 on: May 27, 2006, 01:51:17 PM »
I've always been under the impression that not much was known about Franzjos and Anna, and their life together.  Mostly, of course, because it was a private life.
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Re: Books on the Balkan Royals
« Reply #16 on: May 27, 2006, 02:16:22 PM »
It is a great book IMO : interesting text & wonderful pictures !

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Re: Books on the Balkan Royals
« Reply #17 on: May 27, 2006, 03:37:34 PM »
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I've always been under the impression that not much was known about Franzjos and Anna, and their life together.  Mostly, of course, because it was a private life.

I was just disappointed that with usuing family albums and all that there weren't more pictures of the couple.  :( The ones they had were nice though.
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Re: Books on the Balkan Royals
« Reply #18 on: June 10, 2006, 01:03:29 PM »
My copy arrived today - and I do already now love it! So many beautiful and unknown pictures, simply marvellous. :)

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Re: Books on the Balkan Royals
« Reply #19 on: October 09, 2006, 12:00:02 PM »
Does anybody know about a bio of Alexander von Battenberg which has been published in Bulgaria? I know all the ones that have been pubished in Germany. Maybe after his death a bio was written ?

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Re: Books on the Balkan Royals
« Reply #20 on: October 09, 2006, 01:58:15 PM »
There are Knjaz' Aleksandr I. B¤ulgarskij <1879 - 1886> by Golovin published in 1897, Knjaz Aleksand¤ur I Batenberg glavnokomanduva¤st by Petko Peev published in 1939 and some more with even longer titles.

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Re: Books on the Balkan Royals
« Reply #21 on: October 10, 2006, 07:47:10 AM »
There are Knjaz' Aleksandr I. B¤ulgarskij <1879 - 1886> by Golovin published in 1897, Knjaz Aleksand¤ur I Batenberg glavnokomanduva¤st by Petko Peev published in 1939 and some more with even longer titles.


Danke Linnea. Where could I find the other books with 'even longer titles'? I know the one from Golowine, it is also published in german. Petko Beev I don't know.

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Re: Books on the Balkan Royals
« Reply #22 on: October 10, 2006, 10:12:15 AM »
Keine Ursache. :)
There is also Pravda o Bolgarii. Zapiski o¤cevidca. by Potockij (1887) and Knjaz Aleksand¤ar Batenberg. Istinata za caruvaneto mu v B¤algarija by Koch (1994).

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Re: Books on the Balkan Royals
« Reply #23 on: March 09, 2007, 03:03:43 AM »
  what do you think about the book " The last romantic" by Hannah Pakula ? Its a biography of Missy.
        I started reading it yesterday. I think is prety good.
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Re: Books on the Balkan Royals
« Reply #24 on: March 09, 2007, 05:50:49 AM »
One of the best Royal biographies ever written.  Hannah Pakula's work/research is on the same level as Robert Massie's.

However, please sed that Ms. Pakula did not havre access to all of the letters as discussedin this thread elsewhere in the Balkan Section of the forum.

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Re: Books on the Balkan Royals
« Reply #25 on: March 09, 2007, 07:41:20 AM »
its great, one of the best bios i've ever read  :) i'm sure you'll love it too  ;)

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« Reply #26 on: March 09, 2007, 05:50:40 PM »
Execellent book, thoroughly enjoyed it. :)

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« Reply #27 on: March 12, 2007, 02:59:22 AM »
i think it's the best biography i've ever read of her...

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Re: Books on the Balkan Royals
« Reply #28 on: March 15, 2007, 10:11:23 AM »
I read it long ago, but in my opinion it is better than the Elsberry ( is that how you spell it?) biography. I really understood Missy's character after reading this book, and it does a good job of helping you learn about her somewhat complex but always interesting personality and life. She was always popular, in contrast to her sister.

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Re: Books on the Balkan Royals
« Reply #29 on: March 15, 2007, 10:51:01 AM »
i think another great bio ,better than Elsberry's book, is Guy Gauthier's Missy, Reine de Roumanie-very nice pics as well  :)