A travelogue recounting a journey through Finland by horse-drawn carts, with visits to a Finnish country house, baths, a monastery, a music festival and landmarks such as Imatra. Mrs. Alec-Tweedie blends observation of landscapes, customs and the Kalevala with warmth and humour, making it an inviting listen for lovers of old travel writing.
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Transcriber's Note: Inconsistent spelling has been preserved, especially in the Finnish and Swedish snippets found throughout the book. A number of typographical errors have been corrected. They are shown in the text with mouse-hover popups. THROUGH FINLAND IN CARTS Mrs. Alec Tweedie. THROUGH FINLAND IN CARTS
BY MRS. ALEC TWEEDIE AUTHOR OF "MEXICO AS I SAW IT," ETC. THOMAS NELSON & SONS LONDON, EDINBURGH, DUBLIN AND NEW YORK TO MY HUSBAND ALEC TO MY DEAREST FRIEND SIR JOHN ERIC ERICHSEN, Bart., F.R.S., LL.D. TO MY FATHER DR. GEORGE HARLEY, F.R.S., F.R.C.P. ALL OF WHOM DIED SUDDENLY WITHIN A SPACE OF FIVE MONTHS I DEDICATE THESE PAGES IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THEIR LOVING INTEREST IN MY WORK
CONTENTS I. Our First Peep at Finland 11 II. A Finnish Country-House 43 III. Finnish Baths 64 IV. A Night in a Monastery 84 V. Sordavala, or a Musical Festival 112 VI. "Kalevala," an Epic Poem 136 VII. Manners and Customs 169 VIII. Imatra's Roaring Cataract 197 IX. "Kokko" Fires 210 X. Women and Education 219 XI. A Haunted Castle 238 XII. Punkaharju 265 XIII. The Life of a Tree 275 XIV. Through Savolax in Carts 288 XV. On we Jog 309 XVI. A "Torp" and "Torppari" Wedding 335 XVII. Tar-Boats 365 XVIII. Descending the Rapids 381 XIX. Salmon—Uleåborg 406 XX. A Fashionable Watering-Place 434 APPENDIX. Questions of Nationality and Politics 448 PREFACE When I was first approached by Messrs. Nelson and Sons for permission to publish Through Finland in Carts in their shilling series, I felt surprised. So many books and papers have jostled one another along my path since my
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