UNKNOWN SWEDEN M"“ A titl e like UNKNOWN S VNB’DEN by a m es a B arne Steveni H urs t and B c e Willi m s ; la k tt, 2 1 s . net is somethin of a c a n e ) , g h lle g nowadays ; it lea ds the m ore o r le ss trav ell e d rea d er to expec t so m ethi ng a way r th n o b a e r a . r n f m e e t t c k And f o m this poi t of e the book i n S o ~ vi w s dis appointi g . t ck ” o the V eni ce of the No r o e and h lm , th , h t ls cafes o enb r the r o a an Fa s t he , G th u g , T llh tt ll , Swe s ou r s oc a on and w n er di h T ist A s i ti , i t spor t in Sweden ar e j ust the type of m a teri al ’ a e r - b a Th e wr er o n th t v e y guid e oo k h s . it s p i t i s owe er a Sw e en ener a is u n , h v , th t d g lly nown to En i o a - a er as com k gl sh h lid y m k s , a d for n wi An h e ns e tn or a . d p r , i ta c , N w y t is is the ore re ar ab e for ere ar e any m m k l , th m reasons fo r be lieving th a t the English race o r i na e i w n Th e En s o da ig t d n S ede . gli h h li y ma k er is th en i nvit e d to a consid eration o f Ea suc h topics as Swe dis h Se ttl em ents in st Y o r h re o ri g n of the Eng s h and an s h ks i , i li D i eo e arch aeo o i c a sc o er es in S ane p pl , l g l di v i k , s un wor h in th e or B o hus l a n th e an s ip N th , , l d of B eo w h to r ca m or ta nce of Ru n c ulf, is i l i p i n b r i n r and th e sc r on the e y , i ipti s , tim dust ‘ b i Swe en . n er agri cu ltural pro l e m n d I t sper sed with th ese are ch a pter s of m ore o o ra c a n ere an n ro t h e t p g phi l i t st , r gi g f ' m h e anci ent c iti e s of Sk ane in th e south to t mi nes o f Gelliv ara and the Lapp enc a m pm e nts in th n r e o th . The ta ngl e d history o f the th ree Sc a ndi navi an countri e s is suffi ci ently bewild e ring to n And in a a er the Engl h l y a . h pt is a m c ” n Th e ca n na an Rac es Co are e titl e d S di vi m p d , we l ook with grat e ful anti cipa tion for so m e w fi nd a ea r n of roun . n e a e cl i g the g d I st d , a bou m edl ey o f q uotations and a ss erti ons t - N r D ane s and Swed es and Nors e m en and o w ans the e u e in the oo es and eg i . t rms s d l s t ' F RO M DA LT CA R ] I A H O LDI NG A B I G S l 'l ( P EA SA NT C H I LD RET RY CA ND Y I N EI R N DS TH HA . m n w d n t e o n o re i k f r n s we e m It is a cust o i S e e o s ll l g c ol u d st c s o va yi g t t he o n r ma rk e s w i t he o n me n i e t o e i r s we e t he ar c u t y t . h ch ) u g g v th mo th e rs t o th e ir c luldne n. T H IN G S S EEN IN SWEDEN B Y W R ES ST EV ENI . BA N AUT H OR or “ " “ T H ING S SEEN IN RUSS IA T m: SCANDINAV IAN 69 " ES O N, a Ge. U TI , Y ILLU S TRk TI ONs r M , lg" FL U “ LO NDON SEELE SERV CE " Y 6 7 CO . L MIT ED , I I 8 G REAT Russ 3 en . ST REET 1 9 1 5 UNI FO RM WITH THI S VOLUME Eac h volume contains Fif ty Illustrati ons e o 2 5 . net ; ea er 5 . net ; e e a er in a box 5 . ne t Cl th l th , 3 v lv t l th , , 5 “ " A uccessful seri es b ca ab e wri ers . Tim s y p l t es . “ B eau if ul y il ustra ed with ph ot ographs of characteri s ic t l l ” t ' t —D a z Tel e r a scenes and people. ly g ph Just Published THINGS SEEN IN O XFO RD B N . D V IDSON B . A. ( on) y J A , Ox Wi F ra ion th ifty Illust t s THINGS SEEN IN RU SSIA W. B RNES ST EV EN I B y A Giving j us t h e inf orma i on mos t "t t eopl e woul d lik e to have . Remew of Rewews THINGS SEEN IN VENI C E B anon L NSD E R B . D. y C GG , , ° O ALR A 63 L M . AG G m B y authors wh o are both of th e cul t ur ed tudents of Italian lif e, ar t . s — t m s and li t erat ur e T e . THING S SEEN IN HO LLAND E R E B y C . OCH additionl t o th e series readab e M om mg Post. THI NG S SEEN IN JAPAN B y CLIV E H OLL AND An at trac tive volume th e photo graphs wi h whi ch it InIl ust rat ed are " l t — }z t a z adml mbl e. M a nc es er G u rd a n. E SER CE 8 L M ED S ELE C O . Y . VI I IT DEDICATED TO MY SON W I L L I A M S T EV ENI IN MEMORY OF TH E PLEA S ANT MONTH S WE SPENT TOG ETH ER I N SUNNY SWEDEN PREFA CE H E S T growing interest in weden , which has steadily increas ed since the sensation a 1 1 2 c used by the Olympic Games in 9 , has induced me to write this little work on that picturesque , unfamiliar country , which since d the days of Charles XII . has cease to be a fi - rst class Power . Although no longer occupying the honoured place that was hers before she was involved in that gigantic and u u S uneq al str ggle with Russia , axony , Prus sia , Denmark , and Norway , which stripped her of her position and territories on the al B tic, she , like other once great nations, is well worthy our attention and interest . Her renaissance during the last hundred s years in the sphere of art, science , and almost every branch of industry, is indeed most astonishing . Her scenery is a revela tion to travellers who think that after they VII Preface have visited Norway and Denmark they have seen all that is remarkable in Scandinavia . Having resided there for long peri ods since 1 8 75 re , both for business and pleasu , I can speak as one who knows the language and the people thoroughly . I advise all who wish to reach Sweden from London and the South of England to r travel by the Thule Line to Gothenbu g , if they elect to go by the sea route . The land j ourney is best taken over Hamburg and Berlin via Sassnitz - Trelleborg ; the train ferry service is excellent . For those residents in the Midlands the Wilson liners which run m fro Hull to Gothenburg are available , and the steamers of the Finland Steamboat Com pany run between Hull , Copenhagen (for Mal mO) and the island of G othland— I have found this latter route very convenient when S S desirous of reaching the outh of weden .