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

ChapterPage
IHISTORICAL[13]
Outline of Discovery and Settlement.
IITHE LURE[31]
Why I Go to Iceland.
IIITHE WAY[34]
How to Get There.
IVFAROE[37]
The Faroe Islanders, their Manners and their Islands.
VVESTMANNEYJAR[50]
The Westman Islands on the South-west Coast.
VIREYKJAVIK[60]
Educational and Sociological.
VIITHINGVELLIR[76]
The Mecca of Iceland, Historical, Descriptive.
VIIIGEYSIR[98]
The Greatest Geyser Known.
IXGULLFOSS[117]
Waterfalls, People and Customs.
XHEKLA[131]
Its Ascent, Its History, Its Grandeur.
XIKRISUVIK[157]
Descriptive Customs and Information.
ICELAND REVISITED[182]
An Appreciation.
XIISEYÐISFJÖRÐR[184]
The East Coast, the Scenery and the People.
XIIIMÝVATN[204]
The Fairest Spot in All That Land.
XIVKRAFLA[229]
Volcanic, Historical, Experiences.
XVVATNSDALR[243]
Descriptive, Sagas and Romance.
XVIREYKHOLT[275]
Caves, Waterfalls, Hot Springs and Snorri.
XVIIAPPENDIX[300]
Notes and Corrections.
INDEX[306]

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