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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... charm against thunderbolts , lightning and earthquakes . According to a local historian , Siena was ruled by her own citi- zens , excluding all nobles from the supreme government , and " the people favoured parsimony and rough strength ...
... charm against thunderbolts , lightning and earthquakes . According to a local historian , Siena was ruled by her own citi- zens , excluding all nobles from the supreme government , and " the people favoured parsimony and rough strength ...
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... charm , with its mellow red brick courts , large gardens , lakes , picture galleries , historical associations , legends , even fairly authenticated ghosts . And here trippers may see the famous maze , and the tennis court where Henry ...
... charm , with its mellow red brick courts , large gardens , lakes , picture galleries , historical associations , legends , even fairly authenticated ghosts . And here trippers may see the famous maze , and the tennis court where Henry ...
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... charm is the triple avenue of chestnuts , where , on Chestnut Sunday towards the end of May , thousands of visitors come to view the bewitch- ing flowers in full bloom . Windsor Castle $ 8 Passing Chertsey with the remains of an old ...
... charm is the triple avenue of chestnuts , where , on Chestnut Sunday towards the end of May , thousands of visitors come to view the bewitch- ing flowers in full bloom . Windsor Castle $ 8 Passing Chertsey with the remains of an old ...
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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