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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... never attracted the faithful , though a prosperous place of pilgrimage sometimes— as in the case of lordly Josselin ... never forget the religious side of their feasts . They gladden their hearts with wine but never become inebriate ...
... never attracted the faithful , though a prosperous place of pilgrimage sometimes— as in the case of lordly Josselin ... never forget the religious side of their feasts . They gladden their hearts with wine but never become inebriate ...
Page 86
... never to return . During seven centuries her 4,000 looms had never closed , and she con- tinued to provide the world with linen , lace and thread , as the word diaper , a contraction of d'Y pres , confirms . And yet dis- tractions were ...
... never to return . During seven centuries her 4,000 looms had never closed , and she con- tinued to provide the world with linen , lace and thread , as the word diaper , a contraction of d'Y pres , confirms . And yet dis- tractions were ...
Page 381
... never has been , and never will be . Unlike England , Cornwall retains place names with Celtic roots . It was to Cornwall that the Christians of England retired before the advance of Saxon Pagans . In the year 577 , Christian Britons ...
... never has been , and never will be . Unlike England , Cornwall retains place names with Celtic roots . It was to Cornwall that the Christians of England retired before the advance of Saxon Pagans . In the year 577 , Christian Britons ...
Contents
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