Zusammenfassung
Zusammenfassung von Reisen im Norden
Für wen es gedacht ist
Readers who love journeys to far places, polar light and frozen landscapes, and the small human scenes of inns, hosts and strangers. Anyone curious about Scandinavia in the 1850s will find a lively guide.
Worum es in diesem Buch geht
Imagine leaving the warm lands of Egypt and India to chase the opposite extreme: an Arctic winter, then a summer sun that never sets. That is the wish of Bayard Taylor, an American traveler. Northern Travel tells of his ten months in Sweden, Lapland, Norway and Denmark in 1856 and 1857. He sets out in December with his friend Braisted, by sled and by reindeer, and returns in summer by carriole and coastal steamer. The book is full of cold, colors, inns, kind hosts and plain opinions, told in a direct, humorous voice.
In dieser Zusammenfassung
- 1A winter crossing to StockholmFree
- 2Learning to travel by post
- 3Arctic cold and the great storm
- 4Northern lights and the Finnish border
- 5Crossing the Arctic Circle by sled
- 6Reindeer, Lapps and a day without sun
- 7The return and the cost of cold
- 8Stockholm, Dalecarlia and Swedish manners
- 9Norway by carriole, coast and fjord
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A winter crossing to Stockholm
The journey begins on the first of December 1856, when Taylor and Braisted board the small Swedish steamer Carl Johan at Lübeck. The Baltic is cold and stormy, and the overloaded ship feels its way through fog and snow. A cabin boy is thrown into the icy water by a lurch and cannot be saved.
Ice blocks the harbor at Stockholm, so the ship lands at little Dalarö. The travelers hire sleds and drive through pine forests so covered with frost that they look like bronze trees dusted with silver.
In Stockholm nobody can tell Taylor how to travel in the far north in winter. He buys furs and boots, studies Swedish for a week, and tells himself that frightening stories dissolve when you face them boldly.
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Questions about Reisen im Norden
What is Northern Travel by Bayard Taylor about?
It tells of the author's journey through Sweden, Lapland, Denmark and Norway in 1856 and 1857, from a winter crossing by sled and reindeer to a summer voyage along the Arctic coast to see the midnight sun.
Who is Braisted in Northern Travel?
Braisted is Taylor's companion on the winter journey, a former sailor. He shares the sleds, the cold and the jokes, sings hymns to stay awake, and takes charge when postillions turn lazy.
Is Northern Travel a true story and when was it written?
Yes, it is a true travel account of a journey made in 1856 and 1857, with dated stops, real people and places, and daily temperature records.
What does the title's mention of Summer and Winter Pictures mean?
The book covers two seasons of the far north. In winter Taylor crosses Swedish and Finnish Lapland in dark and extreme cold, and in summer he travels Norway under endless daylight, including the midnight sun.
Is Northern Travel easy to read?
Taylor writes in a lively, direct voice, with short scenes, humor and many dialogues. The chapters follow the journey, sometimes pausing to describe people and customs, so you can follow it step by step like a travel diary.