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 88
... Wood of the Cambre , vaguely reminiscent of the Bois de Boulogne . This wood , laid out as a large park and interspersed with restaurants , melts into the great Forest of Soignes and there , on holidays , that half of the population ...
... Wood of the Cambre , vaguely reminiscent of the Bois de Boulogne . This wood , laid out as a large park and interspersed with restaurants , melts into the great Forest of Soignes and there , on holidays , that half of the population ...
Page 120
... wood , but now con- taining only a few trees round the Palace known as the House in the Wood , which has fine Chinese and Japanese decorations . The Gevangenpoort , or prison , is worth visiting by anyone with a taste for tortures ...
... wood , but now con- taining only a few trees round the Palace known as the House in the Wood , which has fine Chinese and Japanese decorations . The Gevangenpoort , or prison , is worth visiting by anyone with a taste for tortures ...
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... wood pulp and paper in Newfound- land is a trade of recent growth , and one that offers promise of extensive development in the future . The black spruce of the island is one of the best known materials from which wood pulp can be made ...
... wood pulp and paper in Newfound- land is a trade of recent growth , and one that offers promise of extensive development in the future . The black spruce of the island is one of the best known materials from which wood pulp can be made ...
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FRANCE | 9 |
The land and the peopleA rich variety of sceneryThe | 24 |
BELGIUM | 65 |
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