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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... united all Spain , became Holy Roman Emperor , ruled the turbulent Low Countries , warred against French , Turks and heretics , overran Italy and North Africa , continuing to direct the affairs of Europe , almost of all the world , even ...
... united all Spain , became Holy Roman Emperor , ruled the turbulent Low Countries , warred against French , Turks and heretics , overran Italy and North Africa , continuing to direct the affairs of Europe , almost of all the world , even ...
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... united by land , are still united rather than divided by this benevolent , tide- less sea . Tideless she is for all practical purposes , though there are exceptions in many parts , especially in the Gulf of Gabes , where there is a rise ...
... united by land , are still united rather than divided by this benevolent , tide- less sea . Tideless she is for all practical purposes , though there are exceptions in many parts , especially in the Gulf of Gabes , where there is a rise ...
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... united them for centuries to the soil . Vague yearnings developed into floods of emigration , the formation of new Englands beyond the seas , the extension and reproduction of the most progressive type of civilisation the world has ever ...
... united them for centuries to the soil . Vague yearnings developed into floods of emigration , the formation of new Englands beyond the seas , the extension and reproduction of the most progressive type of civilisation the world has ever ...
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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