A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition

Whatever might have been my refinement of feeling, I was not deterred from eating venison for a week afterwards, day by day, and assenting to its delicious flavour, which, for t...

The time was now drawing to a close that we had purposed to spend in Norway, because we desired to return to England and be present at the regattas which usually take place towa...

RETURN TO THE YACHT--POOR JACKO--ASCENDING THE STREAM--DESCRIPTION OF THE FAEDDE FIORD--ADVENTURES OF AN ANGLER--SAIL TO THE BUKKE FIORD--THE FATHOMLESS LAKE--THE MANIAC, AND HE...

Sunday, the 9th, dawned on us, tossed about on a troubled sea indeed; for a strong wind was blowing from E.S.E. However, at eight o'clock, just before breakfast, we sounded in t...

DINNER AT THE EMBASSY--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE DANES--THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR AND THE ENGLISH EXILE--THE CITADEL--STORY OF THE TWO CAPTIVES--JOE WASHIMTUM, AGAIN--A DANISH DIN...

THE CASINO AT GOTTENBORG--AWKWARD DILEMMA--THE WATCHMAN AND THE NORTHERN STAR--SWEDISH ARTILLERY--THE GROVE-- AN OLD MAN'S HISTORY--THE ALARM OF FIRE--THE CARRIAGE OVERTURNED--T...

When we arrived on our fishing ground, the salmon were seen springing two or three feet out of the water into the air, a sign not always good for the sportsman; for the Norwegia...

On Sunday morning, we went to Krokleven, a spot about twenty miles from Christiania, and celebrated for its scenery. The journey thither was unpleasant enough, for the day was h...

THE YACHT UNDER SAIL--JACKO OVERBOARD--FREDRICKSVAERN --THE UNION JACK--SCENERY ON THE LARVIG RIVER--TRANSIT OF TIMBER--SALMON FISHING--THE DEFEATED ANGLER-- LUDICROUS ADVENTURE...

AEolus seems to be the same good-natured deity Virgil represents him to have been in the days of AEneas, and open to any supplication which may be preferred to his rocky throne,...

Punctual to our engagement, we met Mr. C----, after dinner at half-past seven. After wandering over the town for some time without any definite object, I grumbled at the system...

The night was calm, and the sea smooth as a mirror. At noon the following day, we were once more in sight of the Naze, and, signalling for a pilot, elicited an instant answer fr...

At twelve o'clock the pilot stepped on board, and, in a few minutes, with a freshening wind from the westward, we were on our way to the Danish capital. To a warm, unclouded mor...

THE CASINO--THE ROYAL FAMILY OF DENMARK--SUCCESSION TO HOLSTEIN--THE ENGLISH CONSUL--VISIT TO THE ENGLISH AMBASSADOR--COLOSSAL STATUE OF CHRISTIAN THE FIFTH-- ANECDOTE OF BELZON...

I rose early on the following morning, and went ashore with R----, who desired to purchase some cherry cordial, rum and brandy, since this was the last city of any importance we...

I believe the old Italian proverb says, that every man, before he dies, should do three things: "Get a son, build a house, and write a book." Now, whether or not I am desirous,...

Thursday broke without a cloud. The wind breathed softly over the mountains from the West. We had no object to detain us longer, for the present, in Norway, and so the cutter wa...

RETURN TO NORWAY--SAIL UP THE GULF--APPROACH TO CHRISTIANIA--ITS APPEARANCE FROM THE WATER--ANECDOTE OF BERNADOTTE--DESCRIPTION OF THE CITY--THE FORTRESS--CHARLES THE XIITH--THE...

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Dinner at the Embassy--Manners and Customs of the Danes--The Spanish Ambassador and the English Exile--The Citadel--Story of the Two Captives--Joe Washimtum, again--A Danish Din...

Return to the Yacht--Poor Jacko--Ascending the Stream-- Description of the Faedde Fiord--Adventures of an Angler--Sail to the Bukke Fiord--The Fathomless Lake--The Maniac, and h...

The Casino--The Royal Family of Denmark--Succession to Holstein--The English Consul--Visit to the English Ambassador --Colossal Statue of Christian the Fifth--Anecdote of Belzon...

Return to Norway--Sail up the Gulf--Approach to Christiania --Its Appearance from the Water--Anecdote of Bernadotte-- Description of the City--The Fortress--Charles the XIIth --...

The Casino at Gottenborg--Awkward Dilemma--The Watchman and the Northern Star--Swedish Artillery--The Grove--An Old Man's History--The Alarm of Fire--The Carriage overturned--Th...

The Yacht under sail--Jacko overboard--Fredricksvaern--The Union Jack--Scenery on the Larvig River--Transit of Timber --Salmon Fishing--The Defeated Angler--Ludicrous Adventure...