Project Gutenberg 2005-12-12 Public domain in the USA. 210 Gordon, Jan 1882 1944 Gordon, Godfrey Jervis Gordon, Cora 1879 1950 Gordon, Cora Josephine Turner Jordon, Jo (Josephine) The Luck of Thirteen: Wanderings and Flight through Montenegro and Serbia Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Taavi Kalju and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net. (This file was made using scans of public domain works from the University of Michigan Digital Libraries.) "The Luck of Thirteen: Wanderings and Flight through Montenegro and Serbia" by Mr. and Mrs. Jan Gordon is a travel narrative written in the early 20th century. This account details the experiences of the authors, Jan and Jo, as they navigate their journey through war-torn Montenegro and Serbia during a tumultuous period marked by military conflict and humanitarian missions. The book captures their attempts to balance medical relief efforts while embarking on an adventure through the stunning yet challenging landscapes of the Balkans. At the start of the book, the Gordons recount their recent experiences working in medical missions, highlighting the chaos and difficulties they faced, including a humorous recounting of their motor vehicle getting stuck in mud. The couple embarks on a journey that combines their professional obligations with the desire for a holiday as they explore the towns and people they encounter, vividly describing the sights, sounds, and characters along the way. They navigate various challenges such as managing the local language, meeting other professionals, capturing the war's impact while interacting with soldiers and civilians, all while maintaining a lighthearted tone, reflective of their unique relationship and camaraderie. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives Montenegro -- Description and travel Serbia -- Description and travel D501 Text World War I Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Travel & Geography 547300 547567 2024-10-07T14:50:46.746595 2023-09-08T05:19:54.703289 text/html text/html 544432 2020-12-13T11:52:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1471785 2020-12-13T11:52:25 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1655921 2024-10-07T14:51:00.334498 application/epub+zip 1662073 2024-10-07T14:50:51.767576 application/epub+zip 279111 2024-10-07T14:50:49.838571 application/epub+zip 1998838 2024-10-07T14:51:06.220470 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1947080 2024-10-07T14:50:58.750516 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 437108 2022-09-08T10:19:40.182792 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 476344 2024-10-07T14:50:44.795555 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 475967 2020-12-13T11:52:25 text/plain; charset=utf-8 187746 2020-12-13T11:52:25 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 475884 2020-12-13T11:52:25 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 187661 2020-12-13T11:52:25 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 475881 2020-12-13T11:52:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 187556 2020-12-13T11:52:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24119 2024-10-07T14:51:06.366465 application/rdf+xml 25131 2024-10-07T14:50:50.459555 image/jpeg 4543 2024-10-07T14:50:50.151529 image/jpeg 1585491 2024-10-07T14:50:46.911615 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog