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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... Photo : Rischgitz Collection . At Domrémy - la Pucelle , on the borders of Lorraine . Here it was that , at the age of thirteen , the Maid of Orleans heard mysterious voices , and in the garden is a group representing the French heroine ...
... Photo : Rischgitz Collection . At Domrémy - la Pucelle , on the borders of Lorraine . Here it was that , at the age of thirteen , the Maid of Orleans heard mysterious voices , and in the garden is a group representing the French heroine ...
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... Photo . CONSTANTINE : GORGES OF THE RUMMEL . The exit from the Gorges , which are con- sidered the grandest natural beauties of Algeria . Note the alarming path along the sheer sides of the right - hand cliff . Photo : E. N. A. ALGERIA ...
... Photo . CONSTANTINE : GORGES OF THE RUMMEL . The exit from the Gorges , which are con- sidered the grandest natural beauties of Algeria . Note the alarming path along the sheer sides of the right - hand cliff . Photo : E. N. A. ALGERIA ...
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... Photo : W. Lawrence . THE GIANT'S CAUSEWAY . An enormous mass of columned rocks at the very north of Ireland , a natural curiosity assuming the most fantastic shapes and inspiring romantic legends . Photo : W. Lawrence . DUBLIN CASTLE ...
... Photo : W. Lawrence . THE GIANT'S CAUSEWAY . An enormous mass of columned rocks at the very north of Ireland , a natural curiosity assuming the most fantastic shapes and inspiring romantic legends . Photo : W. Lawrence . DUBLIN CASTLE ...
Contents
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