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 37
... hand on the affairs of even the smallest village . The Prefect , as M. Poincaré says , is a national figure in the ... hands the entire depart- mental administration : conscription , taxation , agriculture , com- merce , public works ...
... hand on the affairs of even the smallest village . The Prefect , as M. Poincaré says , is a national figure in the ... hands the entire depart- mental administration : conscription , taxation , agriculture , com- merce , public works ...
Page 74
... hand - nets and pulleys ; and the sport of sand - yachting is full of thrills . The sand - yacht is rigged like a ... hands . War Memories At Nieuport the River Yser comes down to the sea , and the little port , which was completely ...
... hand - nets and pulleys ; and the sport of sand - yachting is full of thrills . The sand - yacht is rigged like a ... hands . War Memories At Nieuport the River Yser comes down to the sea , and the little port , which was completely ...
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... hands as well as their feet , and the right use of their clattering castanets requires lifelong practice , certainly as much practice as the violin . Without cas- tanets - those whimsical wooden shells clasped in the palms of the hands ...
... hands as well as their feet , and the right use of their clattering castanets requires lifelong practice , certainly as much practice as the violin . Without cas- tanets - those whimsical wooden shells clasped in the palms of the hands ...
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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