I had intended

to

Dedicate these Pages

to

Francis Egerton,

Earl of Ellesmere.

I now Inscribe them

to

His Memory.

THROUGH THE SOUNDS-STORNAWAY-THE SETTING UP OF THE

FIGURE-HEAD-FITZ'S FORAY-"OH WEEL MAY THE BOATIE

ROW, THAT WINS THE BAIRNS'S BREAD"-SIR PATRICK SPENS

JOINS UP ANCHOR

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LETTER V.

THE NORTH ATLANTIC-SPANISH WAVES-OUR CABIN IN A GALE

-SEA-SICKNESS FROM A SCIENTIFIC POINT OF VIEW-WILSON

-A PASSENGER COMMITS SUICIDE-FIRST SIGHT OF ICELAND-

FLOKI OF THE RAVENS THE NORSE MAYFLOWER

FIORD-WE LAND AT THULE

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FAXA

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LETTER VI.

-

REYKJAVIK LATIN CONVERSATION-I BECOME THE PROPRIETOR

OF TWENTY-SIX HORSES-EIDER DUCKS-BESSESTAD-SNORRO

STURLESON THE OLD GREENLAND COLONY - FINLAND-A

GENOESE SKIPPER IN THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY-AN ICELANDIC

DINNER SKOAL-AN AFTER-DINNER SPEECH IN LATIN-WINGED

RABBITS-DUCROW-START OF THE BAGGAGE-TRAIN

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PLAIN

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LETTER VII.

KISSES-WILSON ON HORSEBACK—A LAVA PLATEAU-THING-

VALLA-ALMANNAGIA-RABNAGIA-OUR TENT THE SHIVERED

WITCH-DROWNING A PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE, A. D.

1000 THANGBRAND THE MISSIONARY A GERMAN GNAT-

CATCHER THE MYSTICAL MOUNTAINS-SIR OLAF-HECKLA

SKAPTA JOKUL-THE FIRE DELUGE OF 1783-WE REACH THE

GEYSIR STROKR-FITZ'S BONNE FORTUNE-MORE KISSES-

AN ERUPTION-PRINCE NAPOLEON-RETURN-TRADE--Popu-

LATION A MUTINY-THE "REINE HORTENSE"- THE SEVEN

DUTCHMEN A BALL-LOW DRESSES-NORTHWARD HO!

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LETTER VIII.

START FROM REYKJAVIK-SNAEFELL-THE LADY OF FRODA-A

BERSERK TRAGEDY-THE CHAMPION OF BREIDAVIK-ONUNDER

FIORD THE LAST NIGHT-CROSSING THE ARCTIC CIRCLE-FÊTE

ON BOARD THE "REINE HORTENSE "-LE PÈRE ARCTIQUE—WE

FALL IN WITH THE ICE-" THE SAXON" DISAPPEARS- -MIST-A

PARTING IN A LONELY SPOT-JAN MAYEN-MOUNT BEERENBERG

-AN UNPLEASANT POSITION-SHIFT OF WIND AND EXTRICATION

-"TO NORROWAY OVER THE FAEM"-
-A NASTY COAST-HAM-

MERFEST

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LETTER IX.

EXTRACT FROM THE 'MONITEUR" OF THE 31ST JULY

230

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CONTENTS.

LETTER X.

BUCOLICS- -THE GOAT MAID MARIAN -A LAPP LADY-LAPP

LOVE-MAKING -THE SEA-HORSEMAN -THE GULF STREAM-

ARCTIC CURRENTS-A DINGY EXPEDITION-A SCHOOL OF PERI-

PATETIC FISHES ALTEN - THE CHATELAINE OF KAAFIORD

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LETTER XI.

WE SAIL FOR BEAR ISLAND, AND SPITZBERGEN-CHERIE ISLAND

-BARENTZ-SIR HUGH WILLOUGHBY-PARRY'S ATTEMPT TO

REACH THE NORTH POLE-AGAIN AMONGST THE ICE-ICEBLINK—

FIRST SIGHT Of SpitzbergeN-WILSON-DECAY OF OUR HOPES

-CONSTANT STRUGGLE WITH THE ICE-WE REACH THE 80° N.

LAT. A FREER SEA-WE LAND IN SPITZBERGEN-ENGLISH BAY

LADY EDITH'S GLACIERA MIDNIGHT PHOTOGRAPH

REINDEER TO BE SEEN-ET EGO IN ARCTIS-WINTER IN SPITZ-

BERGEN-PTARMIGAN-THE BEAR-SAGA-THE "FOAM" MONU-

MENT-SOUTHWARDS-SIGHT THE GREENLAND ICE-A GALE-

WILSON ON THE MÄLSTROM BREAKERS AHEAD ROOST-

TAKING A SIGHT-THRONDHJEM

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ON-

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LETTER XII.

THRONDHJEM-HARALD HAARFAGER-KING HACON'S LAST BATTLE

-OLAF TRYGGVESSON THE "LONG SERPENT"-SAINT OLAVE

-THORMOD THE SCALD-THE JARL OF LADÉ THE CATHEDRAL

-HARALD HARDRADA-THE BATTLE OF STANFORD BRIDGE-A

NORSE BALL-ODIN AND HIS PALADINS

LETTER XIII.

COPENHAGEN-BERGEN-THE BLACK DEATH-SIGURDR-HOME-

WARDS

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