The Land of Thor

About this eBook

Author

Browne, J. Ross (John Ross), 1821-1875

Credits

Produced by David Edwards, Sam W. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)

Language

English

LoC Class

D: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere

Subject

Europe, Northern -- Description and travel

Category

Text

eBook-No.

28329

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28329

Release Date

March 15, 2009

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE LAND OF THOR.
2. 2.J. ROSS BROWNE,
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. — THE LAND OF THOR.
5. 5.CHAPTER I. — IMPRESSIONS OF ST. PETERSBURG.
6. 6.CHAPTER II. — A PLEASANT EXCURSION.
7. 7.CHAPTER III. — VIEWS ON THE MOSCOW RAILWAY.
8. 8.CHAPTER IV. — MOSCOW.
9. 9.CHAPTER V. — TEA-DRINKING.
10. 10.CHAPTER VI. — THE PETERSKOI GARDENS.
11. 11.CHAPTER VII. — THE “LITTLE WATER.”
12. 12.CHAPTER VIII. — THE MARKETS OF MOSCOW.
13. 13.CHAPTER IX. — THE NOSE REGIMENT.
14. 14.CHAPTER X. — THE EMPEROR’S BEAR-HUNT.
15. 15.CHAPTER XI. — RUSSIAN HUMOR.
16. 16.CHAPTER XII. — A MYSTERIOUS ADVENTURE.
17. 17.CHAPTER XIII. — THE DENOUEMENT.
18. 18.CHAPTER XIV. — THE KREMLIN.
19. 19.CHAPTER XV. — RUSSIAN MANNERS AND CUSTOMS.
20. 20.CHAPTER XVI. — DESPOTISM versus SERFDOM.
21. 21.CHAPTER XVII. — REFORM IN RUSSIA.
22. 22.CHAPTER XVIII. — A BOND OF SYMPATHY.
23. 23.CHAPTER XIX. — CIVILIZATION IN RUSSIA.
24. 24.CHAPTER XX. — PASSAGE TO REVEL.
25. 25.CHAPTER XXI. — REVEL AND HELSINGFORS.
26. 26.CHAPTER XXII. — A BATHING SCENE.
27. 27.CHAPTER XXIII. — ABO—FINLAND.
28. 28.CHAPTER XXIV. — STOCKHOLM.
29. 29.CHAPTER XXV. — WALKS ABOUT STOCKHOLM.
30. 30.CHAPTER XXVI. — THE GOTHA CANAL.
31. 31.CHAPTER XXVII. — VOYAGE TO CHRISTIANIA.
32. 32.CHAPTER XXVIII. — FROM CHRISTIANIA TO LILLEHAMMER.
33. 33.CHAPTER XXIX. — HOW THEY TRAVEL IN NORWAY.
34. 34.CHAPTER XXX. — A NORWEGIAN GIRL.
35. 35.CHAPTER XXXI. — HOW THEY LIVE.
36. 36.CHAPTER XXXII. — JOHN BULL ABROAD.
37. 37.CHAPTER XXXIII. — WOMEN IN NORWAY AND GERMANY.
38. 38.CHAPTER XXXIV. — DOWN THE DRIVSDAL.
39. 39.CHAPTER XXXV. — A NORWEGIAN HORSE-JOCKEY.
40. 40.CHAPTER XXXVI. — OUT OF MONEY.
41. 41.CHAPTER XXXVII. — ICELANDIC TRAVEL.
42. 42.CHAPTER XXXVIII. — HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN.
43. 43.CHAPTER XXXIX. — VOYAGE TO SCOTLAND.
44. 44.CHAPTER XL. — THE JOLLY BLOODS.
45. 45.CHAPTER XLI. — THE FAROE ISLANDS.
46. 46.CHAPTER XLII. — FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ICELAND.
47. 47.CHAPTER XLIII. — REYKJAVIK, THE CAPITAL OF ICELAND.
48. 48.CHAPTER XLIV. — GEIR ZÖEGA.
49. 49.CHAPTER XLV. — THE ENGLISH TOURISTS.
50. 50.CHAPTER XLVI. — THE ROAD TO THINGVALLA.
51. 51.CHAPTER XLVII. — THE ALMANNAJAU.
52. 52.CHAPTER XLVIII. — THINGVALLA.
53. 53.CHAPTER XLIX. — THE ROAD TO THE GEYSERS.
54. 54.CHAPTER L. — THE GEYSERS.
55. 55.CHAPTER LI. — THE ENGLISH SPORTS IN TROUBLE.
56. 56.CHAPTER LII. — A FRIGHTFUL ADVENTURE.

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