Iceland Its Scenes and Sagas

Name: Iceland Its Scenes and Sagas
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ISBN: 9781417975167

ISBN-10: 1417975164

ISBN-13: 9781417975167

Edition: N/A

Authors: Sabine Baring-Gould

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""Off at last! Farewell comfort, ease, good food, snug beds! Welcome hard riding, rain and cold, scanty diet and the ground for a couch!"" "So begins Sabine Baring-Gould's account of his journey on horseback around Iceland in 1862. Aged twenty-eight, the young writer and teacher was fascinated by the tradition of the Icelandic sagas, and this was the catalyst for his adventure and the book that emerged from it. His voyage took him from the then tiny settlement of Reykjavik through remote and hostile terrain, passing through the empty expanse of Iceland's countryside. He observed mountains and glaciers, volcanoes and geysers, wondering at the wild beauty of the landscape. He also recorded…

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List price: $40.95
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
Binding: Paperback
Language: English