That the effort was, in some measure, successful, has been evinced by a demand for the sketches in permanent form, sufficient to warrant the publication of this volume.
In so presenting them, it is with the belief that it may be pleasant to those who have visited the same scenes to revisit them in fancy with the writer, and with a hope that the volume may, in some degree, serve as a guide to those who intend to go "over the ocean," as well as an agreeable entertainment to the stay-at-homes.
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[CONTENTS.]
| CHAPTER I. | PAGE |
| Going Abroad.—What it costs.—Hints to Tourists.—Life on board Ship.—Land Ho!—Examining Luggage.—The Emerald Isle.—Blarney Castle.—Dublin.—Dublin Castle.—St. Patrick's Cathedral.—Cheap John's Paradise.—Phœnix Park.—Across the Irish Sea.—Railroad travelling in England.—Guard vs. Conductor.—Word to the Wise.—Railroad Stations.—An Old English City.—Chester Cathedral.—The City Walls. | [1-28] |
| CHAPTER II. | |
| Chester to Liverpool.—An English Breakfast.—A Trial of Patience.—Liverpool Docks.—St. George's Hall.—Poverty and Suffering.—The Lake District.—Home of the Poets.—Keswick.—An English Church.—The Druids' Temple.—Brougham Hall.—A Roadside Inn. | [28-46] |
| CHAPTER III. | |
| Edinburgh.—Historic Streets.—Edinburgh Castle.—Bonnie Dundee.—Rooms of Historic Story.—The Scottish Regalia.—Curiosities of the Old City.—Holyrood Palace.—Relics of the Past.—Holyrood Abbey.—Antiquarian Museum.—Scott and Scotland.—Hawthornden.—Roslin Chapel.—Melrose Abbey.—The Abbey Hotel.—Abbotsford.—Stirling Castle.—The Tournament Field.—Field of Bannockburn.—Lady of the Lake Scenes.—Scotch Lakes and Hills. | [47-79] |
| CHAPTER IV. | |
| Glasgow Cathedral.—Vestiges of Vandalism.—Bible Stories in Colored Glass.—The Actor's Epitaph.—Tam O'Shanter's Ride.—Burns's Cottage.—Kirk Alloway.—A Reminder from the Witches.—Bonnie Doon.—Newcastle-on-Tyne.—York.—Beauties of York Minster.—Old Saxon Relics.—Sheffield.—The Cutlery Works.—English Mechanics.—English Ale.—Chatsworth.—Interior of the Palace.—Sculpture Gallery.—Landscape Effects.—Grand Conservatory.—Haddon Hall. | [80-115] |
| CHAPTER V. | |
| Kenilworth.—Stratford on Avon.—Interesting Mementos.—Stratford Church.—Shakespeare's Safeguard.—Warwick Castle.—Dungeon and Hall.—Warder's Horn and Warwick Vase.—Leicester's Hospital.—Beauchamp Chapel.—Mugby Junction.—Oxford.—The Mitre Tavern.—Bodleian Library.—Literary Treasures.—Curiosities and Rarities.—Story of an Old Portrait.—Queen Bess on Matrimony.—Addison's Walk.—Boating on the Isis.—Martyr's Memorial. | [116-151] |
| CHAPTER VI. | |
| London.—Feeing Servants.—Railway Porters.—London Hotels.—Sights in London Streets.—Cabs and Cab-drivers.—London Shops.—Hints to Buyers.—A London Banking-house.—Routine vs. Courtesy.—Westminster Abbey.—Tombs of Kings and Warriors.—Poets' Corner.—Tributes to Genius.—Penny Steamboat Trip.—Kew Gardens.—The Star and Garter. | [152-185] |
| CHAPTER VII. | |
| The Original Wax Works.—London Theatres.—Full Dress at the Opera.—Play Bills.—A Palace for the People.—Parks of London.—Zoölogical Gardens.—The Tower of London.—The Silver Key.—Site of the Scaffold.—Knights in Armor.—Regalia of England.—St. Paul's.—The Whispering Gallery.—Up into the Ball.—Down into the Crypt.—Gog and Magog.—Bank of England.—Hampton Court Palace.—The Gardens and People.—Windsor Castle.—Windsor Parks.—London Newspapers.—The Times.—The British Museum.—Bibliographical Curiosities.—Egyptian Galleries.—A Wealth of Antiquities.—Original Magna Charta.—Priceless Manuscripts. | [185-246] |
| CHAPTER VIII. | |
| From London to Paris.—Grand Hotels.—The Arch of Triumph.—Paris by Gaslight.—Site of the Guillotine.—Improvements in Paris.—The Bastille.—The Old Guard.—The Louvre.—Gallery of Masterpieces.—Relics of Napoleon I.—Palais Royal.—Jewelry.—French Funeral.—Père La Chaise.—Millions in Marble.—Tomb of Bonaparte.—Versailles.—Halls of the Crusades.—Gallery of the Empire.—Gallery of Battles.—Theatre in the Palace.—Fountains at Versailles.—Notre Dame.—Sainte Chapelle.—The Madeleine.—The Pantheon.—Les Champs Elysées.—Cafés Chantants.—The Jardin Mabille.—The Luxembourg.—Palace of St. Cloud.—Shops in Paris.—Bargains. | [246-309] |
| CHAPTER IX. | |
| Good by to Paris.—Church of St. Gudule.—Field of Waterloo.—Brussels dash;Antwerp.—The Cathedral Spire.—Dusseldorf.—Cologne Cathedral.—Riches of the Church.—Up the Rhine.—Bridge of Boats.—Coblentz and Ehrenbreitstein.—Stolzenfels.—Legendary Castles.—Bingen on the Rhine.—Roman Remains.—Mayence.—Wiesbaden.—Gambling Halls.—Frankfort-on-the-Main.—Heidelberg Castle.—The Great Tun.—The King's Seat.—Baden-Baden.—Sabbath Amusement.—Satan's Snare baited.—Among the Gamblers.—Scene at the Table.—Strasburg Cathedral.—Strasburg Clock.—Clock at Basle.—Swiss Railways.—Travelling in Switzerland.—Zurich and its Scenery. 309-375 | [309-375] |
| CHAPTER X. | |
| The Righi.—Guides and Alpenstocks.—Climbing the Alps.—Night on the Mountain Top.—The Yodlyn.—Lucerne.—Wonderful Organ Playing.—A Sail on Lake Lucerne.—Scene of Tell's Archery.—The St. Gothard Pass.—The Devil's Bridge.—The Brunig Pass.—A Valley of Beauty.—Interlaken.—Staubbach Waterfall.—Glaciers and Avalanches.—An Illuminated Waterfall.—Berne.—The Freiburg Organ.—Lake Leman.—The Prison of Chillon.—Geneva.—Swiss Washerwomen.—Glaciers by Moonlight.—Sunrise on Mont Blanc.—Valley of Chamouny.—View from Flegère.—Climbing again.—Crossing the Sea of Ice.—The Mauvais Pass.—Under a Glacier.—The Tête Noir Pass.—Italian Post Drivers.—The Rhone Valley.—Simplon Pass.—Gorge of Gondo.—Fressinone Waterfall.—Domo d'Ossola.—An Italian Inn.—Lake Maggiore.—Milan Cathedral.—A Wonderful Statue.—Death and Dross.—The La Scala Theatre.—Lake Como.—Italian Monks.—Madesimo Waterfall. | [376-450] |
| CHAPTER XI. | |
| The Splügen Pass.—The Via Main.—Tamina Gorge.—Falls of Schaffhausen.—Munich.—Galleries of Paintings.—Grecian Sculpture restored.—A Bronze Giant.—Hall of the Colossi.—The Palace.—Basilica of St. Boniface.—Salzburg.—Aquarial Wonders.—Visiting Lilliput.—Vienna.—Judging by Appearances.—Royal Regalia.—Cabinet of Minerals.—The Ambras Museum. | [450-475] |
| CHAPTER XII. | |
| Superb Mausoleum.—The Strauss Band.—Summer Palace.—Imperial Gallery.—Vienna Leather Work.—Shops and Prices.—The Cave of Adelsberg.—Underground Wonders.—Nature's Imitation of Art. | [476-487] |
| CHAPTER XIII. | |
| Venice.—Gondolas and Gondoliers.—Shylock.—The Rialto.—The Giant's Staircase.—The Lion's Mouth.—Terrible Dungeons.—Square of St. Mark.—The Bronze Horses.—Church of St. Mark.—Titian's Monument.—Canova's Monument.—Cathedrals and Pictures.—Florence.—Art in the Streets.—The Uffizi Gallery.—Old Masters in Battalions.—Hall of Niobe.—Cabinet of Gems.—Michael Angelo's House.—The Duomo.—The Campanile.—Church of Santa Croce.—Michael Angelo's Statuary.—Florentine Mosaics.—Medicean Chapel.—Pitti Palace.—Halls of the Gods.—The Cascine.—Powers, the Sculptor. | [487-530] |
| CHAPTER XIV. | |
| Tower of Pisa.—The Duomo.—Galileo's Lamp.—The Baptistery.—Campo Santo.—Over the Apennines.—Genoa.—Streets of Genoa.—Pallavicini Gardens.—Water Jokes.—Turin to Susa.—Mt. Cenis Pass.—Paris again.—Down in the Sewers. | [531-548] |
| CHAPTER XV. | |
| Sic transit.—English Rudeness.—Wonders of London.—Looking towards Home.—Last Purchases.—English Conservatism.—Reunion of Tourists.—All aboard.—Home again. | [549-558] |