Transcriber's note: Inconsistent spelling has been preserved, especially in the Finnish and Swedish snippets found throughout the book. Only obvious errors have been corrected, and a listing of those can be found at the end of this e-text.
THROUGH FINLAND IN CARTS
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
CHAP. PAGE
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