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CONTENTS.
Chapter I.
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The Scandinavian coast—Christiansand—Norwegian
architecture—Night in the North—The Christiania
Fiord—Christiania ; its streets, houses, and shops—The Klinkenberg, or
Yauxhall of Christiania—Popular amusements and
indications of character—Absence of police and passport
interference—Independence of Norwegian hotel-keepers—Interest
in English affairs exhibited by the Norwegians—Norwegian
Lutheran churches—Botanical gardens and popular museums
—Necessity of popular instruction in science and natural
history—Absence of extreme poverty and squalor in
Christiania—Politeness of the Norwegians—English physiognomy 1
Chapter II.
The Norwegian Kailway—Continental railway management
compared with English—Treatment of third-class passengers and
its effect upon the dividends — Eidsvold — A Norwegian
" Station "—The Miosen Lake—My friend the cook—The
Scandinavian origin of Englishmen—Knapsacks in general
and my own in particular—A pedestrian’s outfit and laundry
—Lillehammer—The Guldbrandsdal—The Norwegian
carriole—Fladbröd—Attendance at a Norwegian farmhouse
station—Eccentric Englishmen in Norway—Traces of ancient
glaciers ..........2:3
Chapter III.
First taste of Norwegian hardships—The peasants’ supper and
bed-room at Laurgaard station—A misunderstanding, a
reconciliation, a supper, bed, and breakfast, all for fivepence
halfpenny—Irrigation in the Guldbrandsdal—A sandy region
and its probable origin—Bilious hospitality—Cheating the
hostess—The Dovre Fjeld—The naturalist and the sports-
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