This book is the first volume in a series comprising obituaries, articles, eulogies, memorial speeches, and poems dedicated to deceased public figures, drawn from Bulgarian National Revival-era publications up to 1878. The exceptionally rich information contained in this source material has remained untapped until now. It offers great opportunities for studying not only the mindset of a modernizing Bulgarian society striving to align itself with European models, but also social stratification, daily life, morality, changes in worldview, kinship ties, and the genealogy of Bulgarian Renaissance figures.