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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... once foregathered in evasion of British law , he espies a defiant column standing out behind Boulogne , commemorating Boney's Grand Army and his futile attempt to invade England . Then Abbeville , a British possession for two hundred ...
... once foregathered in evasion of British law , he espies a defiant column standing out behind Boulogne , commemorating Boney's Grand Army and his futile attempt to invade England . Then Abbeville , a British possession for two hundred ...
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... once by walking down the broad Cannebière , an avenue of plane trees , which cuts straight through the town to the docks . Here is a spirit of crowded , animated , exuberant existence ; proud , too , for the natives boast that “ if ...
... once by walking down the broad Cannebière , an avenue of plane trees , which cuts straight through the town to the docks . Here is a spirit of crowded , animated , exuberant existence ; proud , too , for the natives boast that “ if ...
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... once upon a time , and tiny lakes and giant trees . The summits of these very old mountains are either rounded like mosques or stretched out like hogs ' backs , and they are all clothed with sturdy forests , where we may light on prehis ...
... once upon a time , and tiny lakes and giant trees . The summits of these very old mountains are either rounded like mosques or stretched out like hogs ' backs , and they are all clothed with sturdy forests , where we may light on prehis ...
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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