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THE MARVELS OF NATURE AND THE CREATIONS OF MAN
EDITED BY
SIR HARRY JOHNSTON
AND
DR. HADEN GUEST
WITH 1000 ILLUSTRATIONS INCLUDING 50 FULL PAGE PLATES IN COLOUR
IN FOUR VOLUMES
NIVERSITY
NEW YORK
WILLIAM H. WISE & CO.
30 June 34
Ritter
CONTENTS
I. FRANCE .
The land and the people-A rich variety of scenery-The
French people-Eight million property owners-French
marriages-Paris not typical of France-Normandy and Brit-
tany-First impressions-Normandy-Rouen-Bayeux tap-
estry-Picturesque Caen-Mont St. Michel-Brittany-A
famous Pardon-Quaint religious festivals-Paris-A great
city-The show places of Paris-Memories of the Revolu-
tion-Palaces-Spaciousness-"Gay Paree"-The Latin
Quarter-Versailles-Fontainebleau-The Académie Fran-
çaise―The government of France-Local government-State
control-The legal system-La Belle France-Orleans-The
châteaux of the Loire-Bordeaux-The Landes-Biarritz and
the Basques-The Pyrenees-Provence-Wonderful Arles
and Nîmes-Marseilles-The Riviera-Cannes-Nice-Mo-
naco and Monte Carlo-Gambling at Monte Carlo-Wonder-
ful mountain villages-Savoy-Chamounix-Central France
-The Vosges-Alsace and Lorraine-Rheims-Arras-
France after the War-Colonies and possessions-Products-
Chief towns.
II. BELGIUM
First impressions-The Belgian character-The cockpit of
Europe-Land tenure-Dense population-Flemings and
Walloons-Guilds-Curious sports of the people-Ostend
-War memories-Bruges-The famous belfry-Procession
of the Holy Blood-Battle of the Golden Spurs-Ghent—
Beautiful Guild-houses-The Grand Béguinage The Van
Eyck pictures-A grim museum-The University-Ypres and
battle-lines-Brussels-An eccentric artist-Artistic fame-
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