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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... Impressions The traveller making for Paris by way of Calais may find sentimental interest in the last of England's French possessions , the town whose name was engraved on the heart of Mary of England . And , however often he may pass ...
... Impressions The traveller making for Paris by way of Calais may find sentimental interest in the last of England's French possessions , the town whose name was engraved on the heart of Mary of England . And , however often he may pass ...
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... Impressions A COBBLED road above the level of the fields , bordered by lines of trees and ditches half full of water ; a mud path at each side , and a blue hazy distance where the road loses itself ; a little village , and a tall church ...
... Impressions A COBBLED road above the level of the fields , bordered by lines of trees and ditches half full of water ; a mud path at each side , and a blue hazy distance where the road loses itself ; a little village , and a tall church ...
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... impression is of poverty and squalor . The Holy City of Kairwan The bright vestments which gladden every street in Tunis are replaced in Kairwan by dingy rags , or at the best by gar- ments of dull brown , while the women are shrouded ...
... impression is of poverty and squalor . The Holy City of Kairwan The bright vestments which gladden every street in Tunis are replaced in Kairwan by dingy rags , or at the best by gar- ments of dull brown , while the women are shrouded ...
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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