The Photo Collection of Edith Durham

Albania, Montenegro and Kosovo, 1903 - 1913

ED007_RAI 400.13135 Albania. Edith Durham with her parasol talking to some northern tribesmen (Photo: 1913). “When I rose to go, the old man asked if we had a roof for the night. “We are poor. Bread, salt, and our hearts is all we can offer, but you are welcome to stay as long as you wish.” It gave me joy to know that even in the bitterest corners of the earth there is so much of human kindness.” (Edith Durham, High Albania, 1909).