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 223
... scene . Banderilleros surround the bull brandishing their banderillas , barbed shafts with coloured streamers ; each dances forward in turn and seeks to fix a shaft into the bull , and soon the bull is rushing hither and thither , snort ...
... scene . Banderilleros surround the bull brandishing their banderillas , barbed shafts with coloured streamers ; each dances forward in turn and seeks to fix a shaft into the bull , and soon the bull is rushing hither and thither , snort ...
Page 326
... scene of the burning of the Trojan fleet . Photo : E. N. A. SICILIAN PEASANT CARTS . The strange Sicilians are very proud of their carts , which they paint themselves in all the colours of the rainbow with the most fantastic and ...
... scene of the burning of the Trojan fleet . Photo : E. N. A. SICILIAN PEASANT CARTS . The strange Sicilians are very proud of their carts , which they paint themselves in all the colours of the rainbow with the most fantastic and ...
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... scene of many sav- executions for crimes that would not be reckoned crimes to- day . On July 17th , 1538 , beautiful Lady Jane Douglas was burnt to death there , in the presence of her husband and son , on the charge , brought by a ...
... scene of many sav- executions for crimes that would not be reckoned crimes to- day . On July 17th , 1538 , beautiful Lady Jane Douglas was burnt to death there , in the presence of her husband and son , on the charge , brought by a ...
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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