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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Page 53
... attracted by the excitement and careless whether they win or lose the large sums they scatter on the board of green cloth . Then , preferred by the Administration , we find the numerous system - players , who stake only at long ...
... attracted by the excitement and careless whether they win or lose the large sums they scatter on the board of green cloth . Then , preferred by the Administration , we find the numerous system - players , who stake only at long ...
Page 93
... attracted in summer swarms , especially to the best known centres - Spa , Dinant , Rochefort and La Roche . But they are rare on the Semois , almost un- known in the prettiest parts of the Ourthe Valley . Spa was long a resort of ...
... attracted in summer swarms , especially to the best known centres - Spa , Dinant , Rochefort and La Roche . But they are rare on the Semois , almost un- known in the prettiest parts of the Ourthe Valley . Spa was long a resort of ...
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... attracted French , Spaniards , Argentines , Americans . They became a British colony in 1833 , the southernmost colony of the British Empire , and in 1914 they witnessed the defeat of a German squadron by British ships . The Falklands ...
... attracted French , Spaniards , Argentines , Americans . They became a British colony in 1833 , the southernmost colony of the British Empire , and in 1914 they witnessed the defeat of a German squadron by British ships . The Falklands ...
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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