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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... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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... France Those who , visiting France , travel straight to Paris are likely to misunderstand both because of the brilliancy and complexity of her capital . Paris does not typify France , but gathers together representatives of all her ...
... France Those who , visiting France , travel straight to Paris are likely to misunderstand both because of the brilliancy and complexity of her capital . Paris does not typify France , but gathers together representatives of all her ...
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... France intellectual , political and economic . The men who mould French thought are here ; the men who rule France politically are here , and here , too , are the great groupings of ... FRANCE The Government of France 34 The World To - Day.
... France intellectual , political and economic . The men who mould French thought are here ; the men who rule France politically are here , and here , too , are the great groupings of ... FRANCE The Government of France 34 The World To - Day.
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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