LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
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| PORTRAIT OF AUTHOR | (Frontispiece) Herbert Schmalz | [1] |
| FIRST VIEW OF ICELAND | Author | [28] |
| AKUREYRI | Dr. Grossman (photograph) | [32] |
| NATIVE WOMAN | Herbert Schmalz | [34] |
| THE FERRY | Dr. Grossman | [37] |
| PONIES FORDING RIVER | " | [63] |
| OUR MODE OF RIDING | G. D. Giles | [66] |
| ICELANDIC FARM | Author | [74] |
| DRANGEY FROM REYKIR | " | [79] |
| HRUTA FJORD AND FARM | " | [86] |
| SNAEFELL JÖKULL | " | [90] |
| REYKJAVIK | F. P. Fellows | [91] |
| THINGVALLA PARSONAGE | Author | [114] |
| PONIES CROSSING LAKE | Dr. Grossman | [117] |
| STROKER IN ERUPTION | Author | [122] |
| NATIVE IMPLEMENTS | " | [132] |
| DIAGRAM OF GEYSERS | George Harley, F.R.S. | [164] |
| [MAP OF ICELAND.] |
CONTENTS.
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| [CHAPTER I.] | |
Our Start—Description of Party—Messrs R. & D. Slimon,of Leith—Kit and Provisions—Slimon's Ticket Office—Non-Arrivalof One of the Party—Final Preparations, | [1] |
| [CHAPTER II.] | |
Under Weigh—Price of Tickets—Crew and General Accommodation—RoughWeather—Shelter in SinclairBay—Letters taken off by Fishing Smack—FellowPassengers—Sight First Whale—John o' Groat's House, | [12] |
| [CHAPTER III.] | |
Land Sighted—Man Overboard—His Recovery described—IcelandSighted—Temperature and Position of theIsland—Anchored off Akureyri—Icelandic Boat—Maleand Female Costumes, | [24] |
| [CHAPTER IV.] | |
Akureyri—Pack Ponies—No Wheeled Conveyances—Woman'sSaddle—House Interior—Staple Food—Absenceof Domestic Animals and Timber—An AkureyriDinner—Constitution of the Reykjavik Bank—Icelandicand English Money Table—Gléra Waterfall—FrostMounds—Shark Oil Manufactory—Native Artist andPoet—Establishment of an Icelandic College, | [37] |
| [CHAPTER V.] | |
Historical Notes—Early History of Iceland—Population—CommonwealthEstablished—Conquest of the Isle ofMan—Tynwald Hill—Chronological Dates—A CuriousCustom—Landing of First Christian Missionary—RomanCatholicism embraced—Annexation to Norway—Area ofthe Island—Its Lakes and Rivers, | [52] |
| [CHAPTER VI.] | |
Sauderkrok—An Auction—Imports and Exports—Experiencein Riding a Man's Saddle—Costume—Sketching—Curiosityof the Natives—Ride to Reykir—Hot Springs—AYoung Student—Literature and Language—TheSagas, | [63] |
| [CHAPTER VII.] | |
Reykir—A Farm House—Skyr—Hot Springs utilised forWashing purposes—A Legend—The Eider Duck—Hay—IcelandicFlora—Bordeyri—Curious Form of Hospitality—Emigrants—12thAugust—Within the ArcticCircle, | [75] |
| [CHAPTER VIII.] | |
Reykjavik—Preparations for Visiting the Geysers—PrincipalBuildings—Founding of the Town by 'Tugolfi'—APrimitive Newspaper—Start for the Geysers—ProfessorGeikie on Icelandic Volcanoes—Eruptions—Skaptar-Jökull—Lunchin the Valley of the Seljadalr—ThingvallaLake—The Almannagya, | [92] |
| [CHAPTER IX.] | |
Thingvalla—Site of the First Icelandic Parliament—TheAlthing—Conversion to Christianity—Abolition of theAlthing—New Constitution of 1874—Thingvalla Parsonage—AntiqueGrinding Machine—A Tintron—DustStorm—Hot Springs—Arrival at the Geysers, | [107] |
| [CHAPTER X.] | |
The Geysers—Tents blown down—The Great Geyser—Eruptionof the 'Stroker'—Professor Geikie and DrKneeland on Geysers—Dinner—A Night in a Tent—HotSprings of the District—Hecla in the Distance—Farewellto the Geysers, | [121] |
| [CHAPTER XI.] | |
Farm House—An Icelandic Dairy—Farm Kitchen—AFamily Bedroom—Bruara Bridge—Back to Reykjavik—Population—TheGreat Awk—Leave Iceland—NorthernLights—Land at Granton—Table of Expenditure, | [133] |
| [CHAPTER XII.] | |
Volcanoes—The Askja Volcano—Large Fissure in MidgeLake Desert—Krafla—Skaptar-Jökull—Great Eruptionof 1783—Hecla—Thermal Springs—The Usahver, | [147] |
| [APPENDIX.] | |
'Geysers'—Dr George Harley, F.R.S., | [157] |
