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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
Introduction. - Leave Hull. Sea-sickness. Light-
-
Rocky coast. - Arrive at Christiansand.
Mr. Peter Frellsen. Appearance of the streets.
-Honesty of the Norwegians. Wooden houses.
— Commodious inn. Mr. Murch the English con-
sul. - Desolate appearance of the streets - Theatre.
Shakspere in Norway. Start for Vigeland. —
Companions. Our equipages. - Beautiful scenery.
- Wild fruits. The Hel Foss. Timber floats.
Hay-making. Anti-teetotalists. -
Vigeland. -
Unsuccessful fishing. — Salmon traps. -- Vinesland.
Peasant's hut. Luxurious dinner.
at Vigeland. --Norwegian hospitality.
ploughs. Mode of clearing the roads.
to Christiansand.
CHAPTER II.
Saw mills
Snow-
Return
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Start for Christiania. Steam-boat. Lillesand.
an English angler.-
Arendal. Calamitous fire. Romantic scenery.
Oster Risoer. Juvenile sailors. Kragerve.
Narrow channel. A finish.
Baron Vedel. - Fredericksvarn.- Naval school
-Laurwig. Lobsters. Sannesund. Large vil-
lage. Saltworks at Vallen. - Steam-boat travellers.
--Sporting agent. - Norwegian hawks. Mode of
capturing them.— Hawking club in Holland. —
Arrive at Christiania. Large trade in deals. —
University. Appearance of the town. - Palace
of the Crown Prince. Tardy supplies. Table
d'hôte. Wood the staple produce of Norway.—
Skill of the native carpenters. — Effects of the new
tariff. Hardiness of the pine. - Majestic foliage.
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Norway.
of finkel.
CHAPTER III.
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Start for Tronjeim. Our carrioles. — Posting in
Necessity of an avant-courier. — Force
Norse ponies. — French barouche. ——
Lake Myosen. High state of cultivation in the
province of Aggerhuus. — Rapidity of vegetation.
Malthus.
River Laur.
Strength of the country for defence. Kringelen
defile. Destruction of Colonel Sinclair and 900
Scots. Cruel perfidy. — Norwegian post-houses.
Difficulty of obtaining provisions. —Supposed
pleasures of "roughing it." - Change of carriages.
-Dangerous roads. - Narrow escape. - Largaard.
-The Viceroy of Norway. - Mountain pass.—
Polite beggar-boy. Reach Jerkin. - Change of
climate. - Abundance of game. - Height of the
A hilly stage to Konsvold.
Its destruction by fire.
dral.
Saxon, Norman,
and Moorish architecture. St. Olaus. His wise
government. — Endeavours to convert his people. –
Their rebellion. His martyrdom And burial.
His shrine plundered by the Danes. Loss of
the booty. Service in the cathedral.
Popery and
Lutheranism. Thorvaldsen's statue of Christ.
Bishop Pontoppidan. - Population of Tronjeim.
- Its buildings. - Extensive fire. — Difficulty of
obtaining lodgings. — Mr. Knudtzon. — Valley of
Lerdal. Gammel orse cheese. Furs. Advan-
tage of acquaintance with the language. Leave
Tronjeim for the Namsen. Difficulty of travelling.
Arrive at Ekker. The Namsen. Successful
Free-will offerings. Income of the clergyman.-
The sabbath in Norway. Dancing. The Nor-
wegian females. A day's shooting. Scarcity of
game. A mountain dairy.
A handsome shep-
factures of the country.
A Lapp girl. Skins
Government reward for killing bears and wolves.
Attacks of a bear on the herds. Expedition
against the offender. — Failure, and narrow escape
of the assailants. Anecdote of a bear-hunt.
Beasts of prey.
Destroyed by traps. The bear-
killer.
CHAPTER VI.
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Salmon fishing in the Namsen. Lateness of our
arrival. Superiority of the Namsen over the
Scotch and Irish salmon streams. - Method of
fishing. The Fiskum Foss. Excitement of the
sport. Boatmen. The fishing stations. Rapid
increase of anglers. Destruction of the fishing in
the Namsen. New rivers. Tackle. Flies.
Necessaries.
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Birds.
Fishing season.
Their
Norway. A
scarceness in Norway. The alk. Wild fruits.
Unpleasant adventure. Law in
lawyer's bill.
A Norwegian landowner.
The soil and climate. Succession
on Norway.
to property.-Pasture lands.-Dearness of hay.
CHAPTER VII.
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Character of the Norwegians. Influenced by the
climate and scenery around them. - Bishop Pont-
oppidan. - National costume. La mode de Paris.
Love of dancing among the Norwegians.
The gay world. - A ball.
The waltz. Hand-shaking. Finkel. Houses in
Norway. Skill of the natives in carpentering.
House at Ekker. - Noise. — Incessant singing.
Seasons.