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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... live under town conditions like those of Lon- don , Birmingham , or Liverpool ; in France 75 per cent of the population live in villages or little towns . The people of France live on the land , work on the land and love the land ; her ...
... live under town conditions like those of Lon- don , Birmingham , or Liverpool ; in France 75 per cent of the population live in villages or little towns . The people of France live on the land , work on the land and love the land ; her ...
Page 168
... live the lives of humble peasants . Elsewhere in the Balkans , for instance -- they would don black coats , rush to towns , and become indifferent lawyers or corrupt politicians . Here they are accumulating national strength behind the ...
... live the lives of humble peasants . Elsewhere in the Balkans , for instance -- they would don black coats , rush to towns , and become indifferent lawyers or corrupt politicians . Here they are accumulating national strength behind the ...
Page 324
... live in towns or big villages and travel long distances every day to their work , or live in the open tending their herds . The scarcity of water remains a great handicap , but the patient industry of man has turned a great part of the ...
... live in towns or big villages and travel long distances every day to their work , or live in the open tending their herds . The scarcity of water remains a great handicap , but the patient industry of man has turned a great part of 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