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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... called " The Seven Works of Mercy , " with bas - reliefs of them all and , of course , most prominently , of the virtue of entertaining strangers . Then in the Square of the Great Cannon is the famous piece of ordnance called " Mad Meg ...
... called " The Seven Works of Mercy , " with bas - reliefs of them all and , of course , most prominently , of the virtue of entertaining strangers . Then in the Square of the Great Cannon is the famous piece of ordnance called " Mad Meg ...
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... called Charlecote , with a deer park , where , according to tradition , Shakespeare was wont to poach . Warwick stands on a hill above the Avon farther up the stream . It is a quaint and very ancient little town with an ivy- clad house ...
... called Charlecote , with a deer park , where , according to tradition , Shakespeare was wont to poach . Warwick stands on a hill above the Avon farther up the stream . It is a quaint and very ancient little town with an ivy- clad house ...
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... called the “ Lake of Fire " about a thousand feet in length , and connected with the sea by a small canal . It is a phosphorescent lake shining only at night , when it is at its best . The darker the night , the more brilliant the ...
... called the “ Lake of Fire " about a thousand feet in length , and connected with the sea by a small canal . It is a phosphorescent lake shining only at night , when it is at its best . The darker the night , the more brilliant the ...
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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