A New Monograph on the Bulgarian Mission of Dr. Albert Long

Abstract

A review of: Pileva, Maria. The Mission of Dr. Albert Long among the Bulgarians. Sofia: Boyan Penev Publishing Centre of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2023. ISBN 978-619-7372-69-4, 544 pp. [Original title in Bulgarian: Мисията на д-р Албърт Лонг сред българите]. Maria Pileva’s monograph focuses on the immense impact of American missionary Dr. Albert Limerick Long on the spiritual and cultural growth of the Bulgarian people and the national and political liberation of the Bulgarians from the Ottoman rule. The review highlights the rich documentary basis and illustrative material, the scholarly rigor, and the fascinating style of the book that allow the readers to immerse themselves in the atmosphere of the years before and after the Liberation of Bulgaria, to learn about the Bulgarian reality at that time better and to deeply consider the high social significance of the activity of Dr. Long among the Bulgarians.