Now that Norway is so much visited, it would not be well to leave it out of the list of places to be seen, and read up before visiting. I think the most charming book I have ever read about it is Mrs. Stone’s _Norway in June_, which is quite as delightful as her _Tenerife, and its Six Satellites_. _Round about Norway_, by Charles W. Wood, is another pleasant volume; and Professor Boyesen’s _History of Norway_ is one of the best-written of histories. There are several best books on Sweden. _The Land of the Midnight Sun_, by Du Chaillu, and _Under Northern Skies_, by Charles W. Wood, are concerned with both countries; and in the way of romance, we have Frederica Bremer’s works, which are full of national colour. Paul du Chaillu has also written a delightful book called, _The Viking Age_, in two volumes, illustrated. The _Story of Norway_ has been written also by Mrs. Arthur Sedgwick. In the way of Historical Biographies, there are many. Charles XII., Gustavus Vasa, Gustavus Adolphus, and the Thirty Years War; with that wonderful woman, Queen Christina, and Queen Caroline Matilda, who was the sister of George III. The early history of Denmark is of course comprised in the history of Scandinavia generally; and the same may be said of Iceland and Greenland. An excellent Handbook of Runic Remains and Monuments, both in England and Scandinavia, has been written by Professor George Stephens, and these you should know something about in reference to both countries. The Danish novel _Afraja_, and Björnstjerne Björnson’s _Stories and Norse Tales_ are well worth reading. Mrs. Alec. Tweedie has written _A Girl’s Ride in Iceland_, and a pleasant book about Finland. And there is the _Ultima Thule_ of Sir Richard Burton, and _The Story of Iceland_, by Letitia MacColl. _The Land of the North Wind_, by E. Rae, and _Under the Rays of the Aurora Borealis_ is a book written by a Dane, and translated. One of the most delightful books I ever read of, one of which a new edition was issued in 1887, is that entitled _Letters from High Latitudes_, by the Earl (now Marquis) of Dufferin; and there is a charming book by Baring Gould, on _Iceland, its Sagas and Scenes_. Iceland is a country which is more and more visited every year; but there are no more recent books than those I have mentioned.