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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... famous for truffled pies ; Angoulême , another city on a hill between two rivers ; then we enter a smiling land of ... famous people were entertained when the French Government fled from Paris to Bordeaux in the early part of 1914 . The ...
... famous for truffled pies ; Angoulême , another city on a hill between two rivers ; then we enter a smiling land of ... famous people were entertained when the French Government fled from Paris to Bordeaux in the early part of 1914 . The ...
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... famous buildings , and the one picture gallery contains a poor collection taken from secularised monasteries . Noisy cobble pavements minister to the hubbub of hawkers everywhere . We are struck by the many Galician porters , a Spanish ...
... famous buildings , and the one picture gallery contains a poor collection taken from secularised monasteries . Noisy cobble pavements minister to the hubbub of hawkers everywhere . We are struck by the many Galician porters , a Spanish ...
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... famous abbeys and castles , relics of far - off stormy times , picturesque and unrivalled in scenery . Melrose , with the irresistible charm of its famous Abbey , with exquisite traceries and rich carvings , the Fairy Dean , the ...
... famous abbeys and castles , relics of far - off stormy times , picturesque and unrivalled in scenery . Melrose , with the irresistible charm of its famous Abbey , with exquisite traceries and rich carvings , the Fairy Dean , 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