are ready and glad to follow Mr. Ballou all around the
compass as long as he continues to lead in such delightful
and interesting ways. Mr. Ballou is in many respects a model
traveller. He sees and hears everything which ought to be
seen and heard, no more and no less, and describes his
experiences in such an easy and natural way that his readers
are carried along through his pages for hour after hour
without a thought of being weary. We count this volume of
travel as by far the brightest and best of any we have seen
during the present season."

=NATIONAL BAPTIST=:

"Exceedingly interesting. One of the best of recent works of
travel."

=BOSTON GLOBE=:

"An ideal writer of books of travel, and blends instruction
and entertainment in the most insidious manner. Next to
going one's self to the countries is the reading of Mr.
Ballou's own travel in them."

=CHRISTIAN LEADER=:

"We commend the book, alike for its novel information and
for its constant fascination."

=JOURNAL OF EDUCATION=:

"He has the tact to travel without an object; he strolls. He
sees things accidentally; you feel that you might have seen
the same things, under the same circumstances. He never
lectures; rarely theorizes. It is as useful to read him as
it is enjoyable to travel with him."

=B. P. SHILLABER=:

"He is a vivid portrayer of scenes visited, and in his
descriptions, so admirably given, there is a self-evident
authenticity that renders them charming."

=BOSTON TRANSCRIPT=:

"The late E. P. Whipple said, in a review of one of Mr.
Ballou's books, 'Few persons have travelled so extensively,
and no one more profitably both to himself and the reading
public.' ... The first two chapters are devoted to
Copenhagen and Denmark, so graphically described as to
induce a strong desire to visit that extremely interesting
Danish capital. From thence the narrative of the journey
takes the reader into Norway and along one of the most
remarkable coast lines in the world, indented by fjords
deeper than the sea into whose bosom they empty."

=THE BEACON= (=Boston=):

"The book as a whole is very pleasant, very entertaining,
very instructive, and very popular in the good sense of the
word. It will help in destroying the