CONTENTS.

[INTRODUCTION.]
[SECTION I.]
Of Thule
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Thule, Poetical and Rhetorical,[2]
Strabo, Mela, Pliny, Ptolemy,[3]
Thule, part of Great Britain,[11]
Thule = Scandia,[23]
Thule = Iceland,[25]
Thule (Etymology of),[32]
[SECTION II.]
Physical Geography of Iceland.
Genesis and Geology,[35]
Hydrography,[53]
Climate,[55]
Chronometry,[70]
Summary,[75]
[SECTION III.]
Historical Notes,[78]
[SECTION IV.]
Political Geography of Iceland.
General Considerations,[113]
Divisions,[116]
Judicial Procedure,[120]
[SECTION V.]
Anthropology.
Statistics,[122]
General Considerations,[130]
Personal Appearance,[131]
Character,[137]
Society,[141]
The Family,[148]
Diseases,[151]
[SECTION VI.]
Education and Professions.
Education,[155]
Professions,[162]
[SECTION VII.]
Zoological Notes, etc.
Animals Wild and Tame,[169]
Notes on the Flora,[175]
Agriculture and Cattle-Breeding,[179]
Fisheries and Fishing,[189]
Industry,[198]
Emigration,[208]
[SECTION VIII.]
Taxation, etc.
Taxation,[209]
Coins,[215]
Weights and Measures,[218]
Communication and Commerce,[219]
Visit to the Store,[225]
Prices and Imports,[230]
[SECTION IX.]
Catalogue, etc.
Catalogue-Raisonné of Modern Travels in Iceland,[235]
Preparations for Travel,[260]
[CHAPTER I.]
The Steam-Ship “Queen”—The Orkneys and Maes Howe—The Shetlands and the Færoe Islands,[267-300]
Note on Stone Implements,[300-306]
[CHAPTER II.]
The Landfall—Fishing Fleet—To Reykjavik,[307-329]
[CHAPTER III.]
Reykjavik—The Suburbs—The Lodging-House—The Club and the Way we spend the Day,[330-347]
[CHAPTER IV.]
Sunday at Reykjavik—Drinking in Iceland,[348-362]
[CHAPTER V.]
Visits—Convivialities—The Catholic View of the “Reformation”—Surtar-brand—The Home-Rule Party,[363-380]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

VOL. I.
[Reykjavik, Capital of Iceland,][Frontispiece.]
[General Map of Iceland,][Introduction, 1]
[The Dwarfie Stone, Hoy, Orkney,][266]
[St Magnus’ Cathedral and Earl’s Palace, Kirkwall,][283]
[Stone Implements found in Shetland,][303-306]
[Cottage in Reykjavik,][337]
[The Anglo-Icelandic Host,][345]
[The Lich-House, Cemetery, Reykjavik,][349]
[Iceland Woman—Sunday Wear,][354]
[Iceland Woman—Monday Wear,][355]
[The Head Constable,][358]

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