The Adriatic review Volume 1, no. 2 - v. 2, no. 2

by Fan S. Noli, Constantine A. Chekrezi

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 Excerpt: ...that.. iT., the Albanians cannot forget that as the old ldeas and systems are in Italy was the first Power to raise her Peratin. What is needed, and we voice on behalf of Albania during the cannot repeat jt to often' is a new war, and the only one, so far as we spint and new inter-Balkan ideals, know, that is standing in the Peace But " only America that may sucConference for the reconstruction of cessfuy undertake the task of sowAlbania within her ethnical and not the seeds of a new era for the the artificial frontiers which the Lon-Balkans. don Conference of 1913 had drawn wm she do it? for her. It is, therefore, a thing to We do not see why not, once she be deeply lamented that the Italian has decided to come to the assistance government should thus compromise of suffering humanity. The mandate its position toward the Albanians by over Albania is the easiest way to it running against their legitimate as-and the cost is trifling. The Birth of the Albanian State BY LEON LAMOUCHE Foremost French Authority On Albania And Macedonia We are reproducing herein below the major part of an authoritative article on Albania written in the French language by M. Leon Lamouche, whom Mr. J. D. Bourchier, the highest British authority on the Balkans, considers as the highest French authority on Macedonia. From his writings on Albania, there is no doubt whatsoever that M. Lamouche is equally a great authority on the latter country. At any rate, and as far as we know, Mr. Lamouche is the only French writer that has made a conscientious study of the Albanian question. His discussions on this subject are all the more noteworthy because they are based on careful observations; they are, moreover, cool, dispassionate and impartial, as will be seen by the mere p...

264 pages, Paperback

First published March 6, 2012

About the author

Noli was an Albanian writer, scholar, diplomat, politician, historian, orator, and founder of the Albanian Orthodox Church, who served as prime minister and regent of Albania in 1924 during the June Revolution.
He acquired his education at Harvard and was ordained priest in 1908, establishing thereby the Albanian Church and elevating the Albanian language to ecclesiastic use. He briefly resided in Albania after the 1912 declaration of independence. After World War I, Noli led the diplomatic efforts for the reunification of Albania and received the support of U.S. President Wilson. Later he pursued a diplomatic-political career in Albania, successfully leading the Albanian bid for membership in the League of Nations.

Fan Noli is venerated in Albania as a champion of literature, history, theology, diplomacy, journalism, music and national unity. He played an important role in the consolidation of Albanian as the national language of Albania with numerous translations of world literature masterpieces. His contribution to the English-language literature are also manifold: as a scholar and author of a series of publications on Skanderbeg, Shakespeare, Beethoven, religious texts and translations.

After the June Revolution Noli then served as prime minister until his revolutionary government was overthrown by Ahmet Zogu (Firstly a President and eventually the King of Albania). He was exiled to Italy and permanently settled in the United States in the 1930's, acquiring U.S. citizenship and agreeing to end his political involvement. He spent the rest of his life as an academician, religious leader and writer.