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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... valley of the Seine come the apple orchards of Normandy with her stalwart race of tall English- looking people . South - west of Paris along the valley of the Loire , often a vista of great rolling wooded downs and stretches of forest ...
... valley of the Seine come the apple orchards of Normandy with her stalwart race of tall English- looking people . South - west of Paris along the valley of the Loire , often a vista of great rolling wooded downs and stretches of forest ...
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... valley , but it often tears down populated slopes , burying or carrying off whole villages and the accumulated wealth of years . It is of various kinds . The dust avalanche is composed of loose snow caught by a furious whirlwind and ...
... valley , but it often tears down populated slopes , burying or carrying off whole villages and the accumulated wealth of years . It is of various kinds . The dust avalanche is composed of loose snow caught by a furious whirlwind and ...
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... valleys , make little fortunes as cobblers or confectioners , and come home with their nest - eggs for the evening of their days . Here are the sources of the Rhine and most of the few ruined castles of Switzerland . The Engadine , or ...
... valleys , make little fortunes as cobblers or confectioners , and come home with their nest - eggs for the evening of their days . Here are the sources of the Rhine and most of the few ruined castles of Switzerland . The Engadine , or ...
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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