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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... GOVERNMENT OF FRANCE The Government of France Paris is the seat of Government . France is a Republic , hav- ing at its head a President who holds office for seven years and is eligible for re - election . The legislative bodies are the ...
... GOVERNMENT OF FRANCE The Government of France Paris is the seat of Government . France is a Republic , hav- ing at its head a President who holds office for seven years and is eligible for re - election . The legislative bodies are the ...
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... Government The power of the central government is greater in France than in Great Britain . The unit of French local government is the Commune , a term applied to towns or villages indifferently and irrespective of their population ...
... Government The power of the central government is greater in France than in Great Britain . The unit of French local government is the Commune , a term applied to towns or villages indifferently and irrespective of their population ...
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... government no less jealously . This local government , however , is not absolute . It must be in harmony with the Constitution and can be overruled by the central government . The whole State has a legislature , consisting of an Upper ...
... government no less jealously . This local government , however , is not absolute . It must be in harmony with the Constitution and can be overruled by the central government . The whole State has a legislature , consisting of an Upper ...
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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