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 145
... half - hour of the journey is through a dreary tunnel , and there is little to see except on unusually clear days ... half in France and half in Italy . Great Avalanches Among the many dangers of mountaineering are sudden snowstorms ...
... half - hour of the journey is through a dreary tunnel , and there is little to see except on unusually clear days ... half in France and half in Italy . Great Avalanches Among the many dangers of mountaineering are sudden snowstorms ...
Page 342
... half the World and half as old as Time . Roman London The origin of London is beyond the plummet of history . The first mention in literature is by Tacitus , who describes Lon- Photo : Sport & General . WESTMINSTER ABBEY : HIGH 342 The ...
... half the World and half as old as Time . Roman London The origin of London is beyond the plummet of history . The first mention in literature is by Tacitus , who describes Lon- Photo : Sport & General . WESTMINSTER ABBEY : HIGH 342 The ...
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... half slowly , gradually , to the Palace of Holyrood . Probably the situation was best illustrated in 1745 , when Charles , Prince Regent , came flushed with triumph from Glads- muir and held a brilliant court at Holyrood , and all the ...
... half slowly , gradually , to the Palace of Holyrood . Probably the situation was best illustrated in 1745 , when Charles , Prince Regent , came flushed with triumph from Glads- muir and held a brilliant court at Holyrood , and all 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