LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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Rapids of the Reuss ([Frontispiece]).
Sea Rollers in the Channel[19]
Swimming Herd on the Meuse[28]
Singers' Waggon on the Danube[49]
A Crowd in the Morning[65]
Haymakers amazed[80]
Night surprise at Gegglingen[93]
The Rob Roy in a Bustle[110]
Sailing upon Lake Zug[134]
Shirking a Waterfall[152]
A Critical Moment[168]
Astride the Stern[186]
The Rob Roy and the Cow[213]
Polite to the Ladies[230]
Group of French Fishers[246]
Passing a Dangerous Barrier[263]
A Choked Canal[281]
Rigging Ashore[290]
Route of the Canoe (Map)[291]
Chart of Currents and Rocks[302]


CONTENTS.

[CHAPTER I.]Page
Canoe Travelling—Other Modes—The Rob Roy—Hints—Tourists—The Rivers—The Dress—I and We[1]
[CHAPTER II.]
The Start—The Nore—Porpoises—A Gale—The Channel—Ostend Canal—River Meuse—Earl of Aberdeen—Holland—The Rhine—The Premier's Son—River Main—Heron Stalking—The Prince of Wales[12]
[CHAPTER III.]
Hollenthal Pass—Ladies—Black Forest—Night Music—Beds—Lake Titisee—Pontius Pilate—Storm—Starers—Banket—Four in hand—Source of the Danube[38]
[CHAPTER IV.]
River Donau—Singers—Shady nooks—Geisingen—Mill Weirs—Rapids—Morning Crowd—Donkey's Stable—Islands—Monks—Spiders—Concert—Fish—A race[55]
[CHAPTER V.]
Sigmaringen—Treacherous trees—Congress of herons—Flying Dutchman—Tub and shovel—Bottle race—Snags—Bridge Perils—Ya Vol—Ferry Rope—Benighted—Ten eggs[75]
[CHAPTER VI.]
Day-dream—River Iller—Ulm—A stiff king—Lake Constance—Seeing in the dark—Switzerland—Coloured Canvas—Sign talk—Synagogue—Amelia—Gibberish[96]
[CHAPTER VII.]
Fog—Fancy pictures—Boy soldiers—Boat's billet—Eating—Lake Zurich—Crinoline—Hot walk—Staring—Lake Zug—Swiss shots—Fishing Britons—Talk-book[118]
[CHAPTER VIII.]
Sailing on Lucerne—Seeburg—River scenes—Night and snow—The Reuss—A dear dinner—Seeing a rope—Passing a fall—Sullen roar—Bremgarten rapids [142]
[CHAPTER IX.]
Hunger—Music at the mill—Sentiment and chops—River Limmat—Fixed on a fall—River Aar—Rhine again—Douaniers—Falls of Lauffenburg—The cow cart[159]
[CHAPTER X.]
Field of Foam—Precipice—Puzzled—Philosophy—Rheinfelden Rapids—Dazzled—Lower Rapids—Astride—Fate of the Four-oar—Very Salt—Ladies—Whirlpool—Funny English—Insulting a baby—Bride[177]
[CHAPTER XI.]
Private concert—Thunderer—La Hardt Forest—Mulhouse Canal—River Ill—Reading Stories—Madame Nico—Night Noises—Pets—Ducking—The Vosges mountains—Admirers—Boat on wheels—New wine[196]
[CHAPTER XII.]
Bonfire—My wife—Matthews—Tunnel picture—Imposture—Fancy—Moselle—Cocher—Saturday Review Tracts—Gymnastics—The paddle—A spell—Overhead—Feminine forum—Public breakfast[216]
[CHAPTER XIII.]
River Moselle—The Tramp—Halcyon—Painted woman—Beating to quarters—Boat in a hedge—River Meurthe—Moving House—Tears of a mother—Five francs[234]
[CHAPTER XIV.]
Ladies in muslin—Chalons Camp—Officers shouting—Volunteers' umbrella—Reims—Leaks—Madame Clicquot—Heavy blow—The Elephant—First Cloud[255]
[CHAPTER XV.]
Meaux on the Marne—Hammering—Popish forms—Wise dogs—Blocked in a Tunnel—A dry voyage—Arbour and Garret—Odd fellows—Dream on the Seine—Almost over—No admittance—Charing-cross[276]
[APPENDIX.]
Hints for Canoists—The Rob Roy's Stores—Chart of rocks and currents—The Kent—Danger—Exercise—Sun—Walking machine—Odds and ends—Future voyages[291]