Although a member of the Royal Geographical Society, and author of
a number of books on geography, little is known of William Bisiker.
Published in 1902, this is an account of an expedition, led by him,
across central Iceland in 1900. The five men and one woman
journeyed from the north-east of the country down to the
south-west, and the book also gives accounts of visits to the Faroe
Islands and coastal journeys to the fjords. Including maps,
photographs and an extensive appendix compiled by expedition member
and botanist Arthur William Hill on the island's plant life, this
work remains a detailed and engaging portrait. The impressions made
upon the party by natural features such as geysers, quicksand and
lava formations are vividly described, as are the visits to
isolated settlements and farms. The chapter on Reykjavik covers the
political situation in the country, still under Danish rule.
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