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 127
... seems almost like a for- gotten sea . Close to Amsterdam is Monnickendam , where no one ever seems at home and the silence is so great that we expect to hear the grass grow in the streets . Edam is famous Holland 127.
... seems almost like a for- gotten sea . Close to Amsterdam is Monnickendam , where no one ever seems at home and the silence is so great that we expect to hear the grass grow in the streets . Edam is famous Holland 127.
Page 362
... seems to overshadow the Royal Borough of Windsor . It is a national institution that has played its part , good or less good , with Harrow and one or two other public schools , in mould- ing the character of what used until recently to ...
... seems to overshadow the Royal Borough of Windsor . It is a national institution that has played its part , good or less good , with Harrow and one or two other public schools , in mould- ing the character of what used until recently to ...
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... seems lapped in peaceful ripples , and the fishermen are content to lie . loafing and smoking and staring out upon the face of the waters . Suddenly one of them leaps to his feet and points out to sea , yelling like one possessed ...
... seems lapped in peaceful ripples , and the fishermen are content to lie . loafing and smoking and staring out upon the face of the waters . Suddenly one of them leaps to his feet and points out to sea , yelling like one possessed ...
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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