Impeccably aristocratic and eccentric in a uniquely English
tradition, Aubrey Herbert was at first sight an incongruous
champion of Albanian nationalism, to say the least. Tall, slender
and slightly stooped, with a moustache and heavily lidded eyes,
Herbert wore a monocle and had white patches in his hair caused by
an attack of alopoecia in 1911. Within England -- let alone abroad
-- he cut a colorful figure
But Herbert was also an acclaimed linguist, intrepid traveller
and an outspoken and independent thinker, who became enthralled by
the Balkans on his first visit to the region in 1904 as honorary
attache at the British Embassy in Constantinople. From that time
until his death in 1923, he was indefatigable in campaigning for
the Albanian cause. He returned frequently to the country and
gained respect as an expert on the region, even being honored with
repeated requests that he assume the Albanian throne.
"Albania's Greatest Friend" charts Herbert's involvement with
Albania over the course of his life, in his own words, through his
own extensive diaries and letters. It paints an authoritative
portrait not just of a remarkable Englishman but also sheds fresh
light on the wider Albanian national movement and a fascinating
period in European history.
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