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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... women of France and Italy , they were apt to overlook or despise the quiet and unobtrusive beauties of those of their own country . The women have no reputation for beauty , and one pictures them all as rather devoid of expression and ...
... women of France and Italy , they were apt to overlook or despise the quiet and unobtrusive beauties of those of their own country . The women have no reputation for beauty , and one pictures them all as rather devoid of expression and ...
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... women work in the fields and load up the canal barges . Their costume is more coloured than at Volendam , and they have two plaits of hair hanging down on either side of their faces from a close - fitting white cap with wings . The men ...
... women work in the fields and load up the canal barges . Their costume is more coloured than at Volendam , and they have two plaits of hair hanging down on either side of their faces from a close - fitting white cap with wings . The men ...
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... Women The Swiss attitude towards women in the peasantry has something Oriental about it . Unlike the better class women in other countries , they are not often seen in restaurants and cafés , and in contrast with their German sisters ...
... Women The Swiss attitude towards women in the peasantry has something Oriental about it . Unlike the better class women in other countries , they are not often seen in restaurants and cafés , and in contrast with their German sisters ...
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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