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 67
... look as if whole regiments of men with rifle at the shoulder and fixed bayonets had sunk standing into the mud . Flemings and Walloons § 3 Though the people of Belgium are of mixed origin , like everybody else in Europe , there is a ...
... look as if whole regiments of men with rifle at the shoulder and fixed bayonets had sunk standing into the mud . Flemings and Walloons § 3 Though the people of Belgium are of mixed origin , like everybody else in Europe , there is a ...
Page 285
... look both savage and serious in their flowing robes and big turbans . While a negro band beats drums and plays all sorts of outlandish instruments , a wild dance begins , in which the guns take a prominent part . The warriors threaten ...
... look both savage and serious in their flowing robes and big turbans . While a negro band beats drums and plays all sorts of outlandish instruments , a wild dance begins , in which the guns take a prominent part . The warriors threaten ...
Page 483
... looks like Holland and we find British Guiana below the level of the Atlantic , and then we find canals that were constructed by the old Dutch owners of the colony . A map makes British Guiana look very small on the face of the South ...
... looks like Holland and we find British Guiana below the level of the Atlantic , and then we find canals that were constructed by the old Dutch owners of the colony . A map makes British Guiana look very small on the face of the South ...
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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