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The Land of Thor By: J. Ross (John Ross) Browne (1821-1875) |
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BY J. ROSS BROWNE, AUTHOR OF
"YUSEF," "CRUSOE'S ISLAND," "AN AMERICAN FAMILY IN
GERMANY," ETC.
Illustrated by the Author.
NEW YORK:
HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS,
FRANKLIN SQUARE.
1867.
BY J. ROSS BROWNE. AN AMERICAN FAMILY IN GERMANY. Illustrated by the
Author. 12mo, Cloth, $2 00. THE LAND OF THOR. Illustrated by the Author. 12mo,
Cloth, $2 00. CRUSOE'S ISLAND: A Ramble in the Footsteps of Alexander
Selkirk. With Sketches of Adventure in California and
Washoe. Illustrations. 12mo, Cloth. $1 75. YUSEF; or, The Journey of the Frangi. A Crusade in the
East. With Illustrations. 12mo, Cloth, $1 75. Published by HARPER & BROTHERS, New York.
Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight
hundred and sixty seven, by HARPER & BROTHERS, in the Clerk's Office
of the District Court of the Southern District of New York.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER PAGE I. IMPRESSIONS OF ST. PETERSBURG 9 II. A PLEASANT EXCURSION 25 III. VIEWS ON THE MOSCOW RAILWAY 39 IV. MOSCOW 52 V. TEA DRINKING 60 VI. THE PETERSKOI GARDENS 65 VII. THE "LITTLE WATER" 73 VIII. THE MARKETS OF MOSCOW 77 IX. THE NOSE REGIMENT 88 X. THE EMPEROR'S BEAR HUNT 92 XI. RUSSIAN HUMOR 97 XII. A MYSTERIOUS ADVENTURE 104 XIII. THE DENOUEMENT 125 XIV. THE KREMLIN 134 XV. RUSSIAN MANNERS AND CUSTOMS 155 XVI. DESPOTISM versus SERFDOM 165 XVII. REFORM IN RUSSIA 170 XVIII. A BOND OF SYMPATHY 185 XIX. CIVILIZATION IN RUSSIA 193 XX. PASSAGE TO REVEL 209 XXI. REVEL AND HELSINGFORS 218 XXII. A BATHING SCENE 227 XXIII. ABO FINLAND 236 XXIV. STOCKHOLM 248 XXV. WALKS ABOUT STOCKHOLM 262 XXVI. THE GOTHA CANAL 272 XXVII. VOYAGE TO CHRISTIANA 291 XXVIII. FROM CHRISTIANIA TO LILLEHAMMER 302 XXIX. HOW THEY TRAVEL IN NORWAY 310 XXX. A NORWEGIAN GIRL 317 XXXI. HOW THEY LIVE 335 XXXII. JOHN BULL ABROAD 354 XXXIII. WOMEN IN NORWAY AND GERMANY 361 XXXIV. DOWN THE DRIVSDAL 368 XXXV. A NORWEGIAN HORSE JOCKEY 372 XXXVI. OUT OF MONEY 381 XXXVII. ICELANDIC TRAVEL 383 XXXVIII. HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN 387 XXXIX. VOYAGE TO SCOTLAND 398 XL. THE JOLLY BLOODS 404 XLI. THE FAROE ISLANDS 408 XLII. FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ICELAND 426 XLIII. REYKJAVIK, THE CAPITAL OF ICELAND 431 XLIV. GEIR ZĂ–EGA 440 XLV. THE ENGLISH TOURISTS 445 XLVI... Continue reading book >>
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