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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... Spanish grandeur , the wilting of Spanish power , the falling back into ignorance and dull savagery was much more marked in North Africa , whether under independent Arab - Berber - Negroid dynasties in Morocco , or blighting Turk- ish ...
... Spanish grandeur , the wilting of Spanish power , the falling back into ignorance and dull savagery was much more marked in North Africa , whether under independent Arab - Berber - Negroid dynasties in Morocco , or blighting Turk- ish ...
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... Spanish ceremonies in these pages , the reason is that religion is still the mainspring of Spanish life . The chief sights and amusements are all tinged with religion . Fairs and popular holidays take place on the Feast of the As ...
... Spanish ceremonies in these pages , the reason is that religion is still the mainspring of Spanish life . The chief sights and amusements are all tinged with religion . Fairs and popular holidays take place on the Feast of the As ...
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... Spanish beauty and taste our first cup of Spanish chocolate , flavoured with cinnamon and thick enough to hold a spoon upright . It is accompanied by a strange white sugary wafer which it is the custom to melt in a glass of water and ...
... Spanish beauty and taste our first cup of Spanish chocolate , flavoured with cinnamon and thick enough to hold a spoon upright . It is accompanied by a strange white sugary wafer which it is the custom to melt in a glass of water and ...
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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