Letters from Switzerland

Letters from Switzerland

by Samuel Prime
Letters from Switzerland

Letters from Switzerland

by Samuel Prime

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CHAPTER I

BASLE AND THE RHINE.
The Three Kings�Cathedral�Council of Basle�Puritan rules�Dance of Death�Seats in the Diligence�Supplement�The Rhine�An Alderman in trouble�Dining in haste�English manners�Girls in holiday dress�Falls of the Rhine�Niagara�Up the river�Old nunneries�Gottlieben�Prisons of Huss and Jerome of Prague.
Pages 9-20
CHAPTER II

CONSTANCE AND ZURICH.
A decaying Town�the Kaufhaus�Famous Council�Dungeon of Huss�Scene of Martyrdom�House of Huss�Lake Constance�the Ride to Zurich�Villages�the Valley�Hotel Baur�a Swiss Cottage�the Furnishing�Miles Coverdale�Zwingle�Lavater�s Grave�the Library�Sunset View from the Botanical Garden.
Pages 21-31
CHAPTER III.

THE MOUNTAIN TOPS.
Climbing the Utleberg�Fat woman on a donkey�First Alpine view�The valley, lake and hills�Haunts of Lavater, Zimmerman, Klopstock, Gessner�The work of Escher�Coming Down�Baur Hotel�Lake Zurich�Lake Zug�Golda�Land-side�Ruin�Ascent of the Rigi�The best route�Chapels by the way�Mary of the Snow�Convent and monks�The Summit�The Company�Change of Temperature�Sunset�Supper�Night�Sunrise�Glory of the view�Getting down again�Fat man done up.
Pages 32-53
CHAPTER IV.

LUCERNE AND THE LAND OF TELL.
The Lake�Avalanches�Pontius Pilate�Lucerne�Dance of Death�Fishing�Storm on the Lake�Ramble among the Peasantry�Two Dwarfs�On the Lake�Rifle Shooting�Chapel of William Tell�Scenes in his Life�Altorf�Hay-Making�a Great Day.
Pages 54-80
CHAPTER V.

PASS OF ST. GOTHARD
The Priest�s Leap�The Devil�s Bridge�Night on the Mountains�Storm�Hospenthal�the Glaciers�a Lady in Distress�the Furca Pass�Glacier of the Rhone�Heinrich and Nature�Heinrich asks after God�Scene in the Hospice.
Pages 81-106
CHAPTER VI.

GLACIERS OF THE AAR.
My new Friend�a Wonderful Youth�Hospice of the Grimsel�the Valley�a comfortable Day�Glaciers of the Aar�a Gloomy Vale�Climbing a Hill�View of the Glacier�Theory of its Formation�Caverns in the Ice�Incidents of Men falling in�My Leap and Fall�an Artist Lost�Return.
Pages 107-121
CHAPTER VII.

MOUNTAINS, STREAMS AND FALLS.
Pedestrianism�Mountain Torrents�Fall of the Handek�The Guide and his Little Ones�Falls of the Reichenbach�Perilous Point of View.
Pages 122-145
CHAPTER VIII.

A GLACIER AND AVALANCHE.
Alpine Horn�Beggars�The Rosenlaui Glacier�Beautiful Views�Glorious Mountain Scenes�Mrs. Kinney�s �Alps��A Lady and Babe�The Great Scheidek�Grindelwald�Eagle and Bear�Battle with Bugs�Wengern Alp�A real Avalanche�The Jungfrau.
Pages 146-165
CHAPTER IX.

INTERLACHEN AND BERNE.
The Staubach Fall�Lauterbrunnen�Interlachen�Cretins and Goitre�Dr. Guggenbuhl�Giesbach Fall�Berne�Inquisitive Lady�Swiss Creed�Crossing the Gemmi�Leuchenbad Baths.
Pages 166-180
CHAPTER X.

MONKS OF ST. BERNARD.
The Char-a-banc�the Napoleon Pass�Travellers in winter�Monks�Dogs�Dinner�Music�Dead House�Contributions�a Monk�s Kiss.
Pages 181-192
CHAPTER XI.

FIRST SIGHT OF MONT BLANC.
The Host of Martigny�Vale of the Drance�Mount Rosa�Tete Noire�Col de Balm�The Monarch of the Alps.
Pages 193-204
CHAPTER XII.

GENEVA
A good House�Prisoner of Chillon�Calvin�Dr. Malan�Dr. Gaussen�Col. Tronchin�the Cemetery.
Pages 205-213
CHAPTER XIII.

PICTURES IN SWITZERLAND.
Waterfalls�Constance�Zurich�William Tell�Glaciers�the Monarch.
Pages 214-246
CHAPTER XIV.

SAXON SWYTZ.
A Model Guide�the Bastei�Banditti of old�a Cataract to Order�Scaling a Rampart�Konigstein�the Kuhstall�the Great Winterberg�Prebisch Thor�Looking Back.

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BN ID: 2940149306244
Publisher: Bronson Tweed Publishing
Publication date: 03/09/2014
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