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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 47
Page 74
... Green Quay is well - named . It is a paradise of greenery , with verdure peeping out everywhere amid the russet roofs and walls , filling the silent canal with reflected gleams of green Save for the silvery peals of bells at intervals ...
... Green Quay is well - named . It is a paradise of greenery , with verdure peeping out everywhere amid the russet roofs and walls , filling the silent canal with reflected gleams of green Save for the silvery peals of bells at intervals ...
Page 304
... green sea , where shoals of small boats bob among the breakers . Susa is a dismal little port , with the usual Arab citadel and bazaars . The only in- terest is afforded by the Christian catacombs , which contain 10,000 tombs arranged ...
... green sea , where shoals of small boats bob among the breakers . Susa is a dismal little port , with the usual Arab citadel and bazaars . The only in- terest is afforded by the Christian catacombs , which contain 10,000 tombs arranged ...
Page 431
... green and contain herds of fine - looking Ayrshire cattle ; more noticeable here than in many other parts of Scotland are hedges to the highways , green trees round the cosy farmhouses , and great estates with orderly policies . Ayr ...
... green and contain herds of fine - looking Ayrshire cattle ; more noticeable here than in many other parts of Scotland are hedges to the highways , green trees round the cosy farmhouses , and great estates with orderly policies . Ayr ...
Contents
FRANCE | 9 |
The land and the peopleA rich variety of sceneryThe | 24 |
BELGIUM | 65 |
14 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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