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
... origin , like everybody else in Europe , there is a distinct Belgian type em- bracing the two races which survive to - day , the Flemings chiefly in the basin of the Scheldt , the Walloons in that of the Meuse . The Flemings are short ...
... origin , like everybody else in Europe , there is a distinct Belgian type em- bracing the two races which survive to - day , the Flemings chiefly in the basin of the Scheldt , the Walloons in that of the Meuse . The Flemings are short ...
Page 228
... origin to Astyr , Agamemnon's servant , who migrated here after the siege of Troy . The country is on a lower level than Castile , intersected by hills and valleys with pastures like those of Switzerland . Tor- rents foam over ...
... origin to Astyr , Agamemnon's servant , who migrated here after the siege of Troy . The country is on a lower level than Castile , intersected by hills and valleys with pastures like those of Switzerland . Tor- rents foam over ...
Page 342
... origin of London is beyond the plummet of history . The first mention in literature is by Tacitus , who describes Lon- Photo : Sport & General . WESTMINSTER ABBEY : HIGH 342 The World To - Day Introductory-Its size-Its beginnings-The ...
... origin of London is beyond the plummet of history . The first mention in literature is by Tacitus , who describes Lon- Photo : Sport & General . WESTMINSTER ABBEY : HIGH 342 The World To - Day Introductory-Its size-Its beginnings-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