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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... natural spurs are used , though they are often filed until they are as sharp as nails . With steel spurs a cock - fight is all over in a minute or two , but in Spain with the natural spur it often lasts three - quarters of an hour . And ...
... natural spurs are used , though they are often filed until they are as sharp as nails . With steel spurs a cock - fight is all over in a minute or two , but in Spain with the natural spur it often lasts three - quarters of an hour . And ...
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... natural beauties of Algeria . Constantine is a natural fortress , which successfully resisted a French army of 10,000 men in 1837 , and was taken only after a desperate struggle and the loss of a general in the following year ; the ...
... natural beauties of Algeria . Constantine is a natural fortress , which successfully resisted a French army of 10,000 men in 1837 , and was taken only after a desperate struggle and the loss of a general in the following year ; the ...
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... natural harbours of the world , and with a population of 70,000 , is one of Canada's two Atlantic winter ports , a pleasant place to live in , and along the sea coasts are many picturesque summer resorts , while ( alas ! ) in the ...
... natural harbours of the world , and with a population of 70,000 , is one of Canada's two Atlantic winter ports , a pleasant place to live in , and along the sea coasts are many picturesque summer resorts , while ( alas ! ) in 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