The World of To-day: The Marvels of Nature and the Creations of Man, Volume 1Harry Johnston, Leslie Haden Baron Haden-Guest William H. Wise & Company, 1937 |
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... Europe in spacious times . and latterly to galleries of wretched shops and cheap eating- houses . Spaciousness To appreciate the spaciousness of Paris , stroll through the big boulevards , which stretch for two miles from the Bastile to ...
... Europe in spacious times . and latterly to galleries of wretched shops and cheap eating- houses . Spaciousness To appreciate the spaciousness of Paris , stroll through the big boulevards , which stretch for two miles from the Bastile to ...
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... Europe rallied in a huge crusade against the infidels , but it was not until 1492 that Ferdinand , King of Aragon and Navarre , and his wife Ysabel ( Elizabeth ) , Queen of Castile , captured Granada , drove out the last Moor , and ...
... Europe rallied in a huge crusade against the infidels , but it was not until 1492 that Ferdinand , King of Aragon and Navarre , and his wife Ysabel ( Elizabeth ) , Queen of Castile , captured Granada , drove out the last Moor , and ...
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... Europe and not much more ' ifficult of access , is it not strange that it should remain neglected by British pilgrims ? A Remarkable Festival § 7 North of Barcelona , near the French frontier , there is a remarkable festival at Figueras ...
... Europe and not much more ' ifficult of access , is it not strange that it should remain neglected by British pilgrims ? A Remarkable Festival § 7 North of Barcelona , near the French frontier , there is a remarkable festival at Figueras ...
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FRANCE | 9 |
The land and the peopleA rich variety of sceneryThe | 24 |
BELGIUM | 65 |
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Abbey Algeria amid ancient arches attracted beautiful béguinage bridge British Bruges buildings built canals capital carved Castle Cathedral centre century charm chief church coast colour crowds dance Donald McLeish Dutch England English Europe famous feet fish Flemish flowers forests France French galleries gardens Ghent Hall harbour hills Holland Holy houses huge hundred India island Italian Italy Kairwan King known lake land live London lovely magnificent mediæval modern Moorish Moors Morocco mountains Naples natives night North palace Paris peasants Photo Photochrom picturesque population province Pyrenees quaint railway remains river rock Roman Rome round ruins saints scene scenery Seville sorts South Spain Spanish sport square miles stands stone strange streets Swiss thousand tion to-day tomb tourists towers town trees Tunis Tunisia valleys vast Venice village W. H. Smith walls wild women wonderful woods Zuider Zee