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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... remains on the Baie des Anges - the Bay of the Angels - and those celestial messengers have not withdrawn their gifts . The summer bathing is ideal , the choking dust of the roads may be forgotten amid the sparkling sheen of sea and sky ...
... remains on the Baie des Anges - the Bay of the Angels - and those celestial messengers have not withdrawn their gifts . The summer bathing is ideal , the choking dust of the roads may be forgotten amid the sparkling sheen of sea and sky ...
Page 368
... remains of the old Chequers Inn , which Chaucer has immortalised . Canterbury Cathedral The building of the Cathedral dragged on from 770 to 1495 and we may almost place a date on every stone . The original Christian church on its site ...
... remains of the old Chequers Inn , which Chaucer has immortalised . Canterbury Cathedral The building of the Cathedral dragged on from 770 to 1495 and we may almost place a date on every stone . The original Christian church on its site ...
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... remains a mine of memories , very beautiful at a distance with its bay of chalk cliffs . It was burnt by the Nor- mans and then turned into a harbour and fortress ; the rebel barons besieged it in 1216 supported by our French foes ; the ...
... remains a mine of memories , very beautiful at a distance with its bay of chalk cliffs . It was burnt by the Nor- mans and then turned into a harbour and fortress ; the rebel barons besieged it in 1216 supported by our French foes ; the ...
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FRANCE | 9 |
The land and the peopleA rich variety of sceneryThe | 24 |
BELGIUM | 65 |
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