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Record #161361:
Icelandic journals / William Morris.
Title: | Icelandic journals / William Morris. |
Author(s): | Morris, William. |
Date: | 1996. |
Publisher: | London: Mare's Nest Publishing |
Abstract: | Introduction by Magnus Magnusson. Morris went on horseback through Iceland in 1871 and 1873, showing fine eye for detail of flowers, landscapes - 'most romantic of all deserts' - "sunsets, vast expanses of lava, magnificent waterfalls, dangerous tracks and more dangerous rivers to be forded. He loved Icelanders: priests, farmers, scholars and children" (especially those long gone). He had already translated several sagas, and journey was around many main saga sites. |
Keywords: | 82-94 -- Diaries and expedition journals. 91(08) -- Expeditions: 1871-73 Morris. W -- Expeditions and exploration. (*3) -- Arctic regions. (*35) -- Iceland. |
Location(s): | SCO: SPRI-SHF: (*35) : 91(08)[1871-1873] |
ISBN: | 1899197257 |
SPRI record no.: | 161361 |
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