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(1877) [MARC] Author: W. Mattieu Williams
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CONTENTS.


CHAPTER I.



Contrasts — Development of Norwegian tourist traffic — Passengers
on the ‘Argo,’ and their tub of introduction — Whales — The
Norwegian coast — Stavanger — Glacier vestiges in the High
Street — Bergen — Indoor ivy — A Church of England Service
conducted in the spirit of Primitive Christianity — Northward Ho!
— Aalesund, Christiansund — Delay and disappointment —
Trondhjem — Northern luxury — The Cathedral — The Falls of the Nid
— A terraced valley — Prosperous farmers — The “Störhaus”—
Glacial origin of the terraces                        Page 1

CHAPTER II.



A short essay on glaciers                          19

CHAPTER III.



Absence of moraines in Arctic Norway — Commercial travellers in the
far north — Some of the results of popular education in Germany —
Provisions and wines on board Norwegian steam-packets — Wine
carte and tariff — Norwegian ale — Modern developments of steam
communication in Norway — “Eyes and no eyes” — Evidences of
universal glaciation — Minor glacier beds of a minor glacial epoch
— The glacial heritage of the Arctic agriculturist                        37

CHAPTER IV.



“A troubadour from distant lands” — The concerts of the northern
cod-fishers — A vindication of street organs — Their superiority to
the pianoforte, and the reason of this — A suggestion for pianists —

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