The Land of Thor is an 1867 travelogue by J. Ross Browne. It follows journeys through Russia and the Baltic region, with sketches of St. Petersburg, Moscow, and Helsingfors. It is worth hearing for its lively observations of northern life, customs, and landscapes, illustrated by the author himself.
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THE LAND OF THOR. BY J. ROSS BROWNE, AUTHOR OF “YUSEF,” “CRUSOE’S ISLAND,” “AN AMERICAN FAMILY IN GERMANY,” ETC. Illustrated by the Author. NEW YORK: HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS, FRANKLIN SQUARE. 1867.
By J. ROSS BROWNE. AN AMERICAN FAMILY IN GERMANY. Illustrated by the Author. 12mo, Cloth, $2 00. THE LAND OF THOR. Illustrated by the Author. 12mo, Cloth, $2 00. CRUSOE’S ISLAND: A Ramble in the Footsteps of Alexander Selkirk. With Sketches of Adventure in California and Washoe. Illustrations. 12mo, Cloth. $1 75. YUSEF; or, The Journey of the Frangi. A Crusade in the East. With Illustrations. 12mo, Cloth, $1 75. Published by HARPER & BROTHERS, New York. Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, by Harper & Brothers, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York.
CONTENTS. CHAPTER PAGE I. IMPRESSIONS OF ST. PETERSBURG 9 II. A PLEASANT EXCURSION 25 III. VIEWS ON THE MOSCOW RAILWAY 39 IV. MOSCOW 52 V. TEA-DRINKING 60 VI. THE PETERSKOI GARDENS 65 VII. THE “LITTLE WATER” 73 VIII. THE MARKETS OF MOSCOW 77 IX. THE NOSE REGIMENT 88 X. THE EMPEROR’S BEARHUNT 92 XI. RUSSIAN HUMOR 97 XII. A MYSTERIOUS ADVENTURE 104 XIII. THE DENOUEMENT 125 XIV. THE KREMLIN 134 XV. RUSSIAN MANNERS AND CUSTOMS 155 XVI. DESPOTISM versus SERFDOM 165 XVII. REFORM IN RUSSIA 170 XVIII. A BOND OF SYMPATHY 185 XIX. CIVILIZATION IN RUSSIA 193 XX. PASSAGE TO REVEL 209 XXI. REVEL AND HELSINGFORS 218 XXII. A BATHING SCENE 227
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