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The Fair at Brientz (Cassell's Family Paper, 1860)

Switzerland - Lake of Thun (Cassell's Family Paper, 1860)

Der Blauen See (Leisure Hour, 1868)
A visit to a lake in Switzerland.

Geneva and Its Bishop (Harper's Monthly, 1873A)

A Month in Switzerland for 20 Pounds (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1876)

Try Bürglen: The Home of the William Tell Legend (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1878)
A visit to the Swiss town that claims to be the birthplace of William Tell.

The Flora of the Swiss Alps, by Mrs. Lizzie Lewis (Demorest, 1879)

From Ragatz to the Via Mala, by Mrs. Lizzie Lewis (Demorest, 1879)

Berne to Villeneuve, by Mrs. Lizzie Lewis (Demorest, 1879)

From Aigle to Martigny, by Mrs. Lizzie Lewis (Demorest, 1879)

My Farm in Switzerland (Harper's Monthly, 1881A)

The Pleasures of Mountaineering, by W.T. Mainprise (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1886)
Tips on alpine mountain-climbing.

Smuggling by Dogs Between Switzerland and Italy (Girl's Own Paper, 1886)

How Two Girls Attempted the Breithorn, by One of Them (Girl's Own Paper, 1887)

Beautiful Switzerland (Pictorial Museum of Sport & Adventure, ca. 1890)

Play and Work in the Alps, by Joseph Pennell (Century Magazine, 1891B)
Life in Switzerland.

Up in the Alps, by Captain Wraxall (Stories of History, 1891)
A lengthy series that covers the scenery and natural history of the Alps, with chapters on the chamois, lammergeier, lynx, fox, golden eagle, marmot, bear, wolf, ibex, cattle and mountain sheep. It also has chapters on alpine hunting and "memorable ascents."

The Story of Mont Blanc, by J.E. Muddock (The Strand, 1892B)
Actually the story of climbers of Mont Blanc.

The Simplon Pass, by A.J. Butler (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1893)

A Walk in Saxon Switzerland, by James Baker (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1893)

An Alpine Pass on "Ski," by A. Conan Doyle (The Strand, 1894B)

The Referendum in Switzerland and in America, by A. Lawrence Lowell (Atlantic Monthly, 1894)

Housekeeping on the Alps, by Susan Carpenter (Girl's Own Paper, 1895)

People Who Face Death: Alpine Guides, by A.E. Bonser (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1895)

Tobogganing in the Engadine, by Celia Lovejoy (The Strand, 1895A)

Our Girls in Switzerland, by Josepha Crane (Girl's Own Paper, 1896)

Switzerland from a Balloon, by Charles Herbert (The Strand, 1899A)

Letters from Sunny Switzerland, by Teresa Tschopp (Girl's Own Paper, 1900)
"Life in a Swiss Village: A Series of Rural Pictures."

Swiss Children's Winter Sports (Girl's Own Paper, 1901)

Swiss Girls from an English Girl's Standpoint (Girl's Own Paper, 1901)

A Harvest of Ice, by Ward Muir (Windsor Magazine, 1902A)
How ice is harvested in Switzerland, to ensure a steady supply of ice cream and other frozen treats at the tables of Europe.
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