The wizard note has not been touched in vain.”
And so I say,—if one person acquires an interest in Iceland and its noble people, its history and its ancient tales,—this labor has not been in vain.
Springfield, Massachusetts,
February, 1914.
CONTENTS
| Chapter | Page | |
| I | HISTORICAL | [13] |
| Outline of Discovery and Settlement. | ||
| II | THE LURE | [31] |
| Why I Go to Iceland. | ||
| III | THE WAY | [34] |
| How to Get There. | ||
| IV | FAROE | [37] |
| The Faroe Islanders, their Manners and their Islands. | ||
| V | VESTMANNEYJAR | [50] |
| The Westman Islands on the South-west Coast. | ||
| VI | REYKJAVIK | [60] |
| Educational and Sociological. | ||
| VII | THINGVELLIR | [76] |
| The Mecca of Iceland, Historical, Descriptive. | ||
| VIII | GEYSIR | [98] |
| The Greatest Geyser Known. | ||
| IX | GULLFOSS | [117] |
| Waterfalls, People and Customs. | ||
| X | HEKLA | [131] |
| Its Ascent, Its History, Its Grandeur. | ||
| XI | KRISUVIK | [157] |
| Descriptive Customs and Information. | ||
| ICELAND REVISITED | [182] | |
| An Appreciation. | ||
| XII | SEYÐISFJÖRÐR | [184] |
| The East Coast, the Scenery and the People. | ||
| XIII | MÝVATN | [204] |
| The Fairest Spot in All That Land. | ||
| XIV | KRAFLA | [229] |
| Volcanic, Historical, Experiences. | ||
| XV | VATNSDALR | [243] |
| Descriptive, Sagas and Romance. | ||
| XVI | REYKHOLT | [275] |
| Caves, Waterfalls, Hot Springs and Snorri. | ||
| XVII | APPENDIX | [300] |
| Notes and Corrections. | ||
| INDEX | [306] |