The World of To-day: The Marvels of Nature and the Creations of Man, Volume 2Harry Johnston, Leslie Haden Baron Haden-Guest William H. Wise & Company, 1937 |
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... Ancient Capital Kamakura , near Yokohama , is one of the ancient capitals of Japan , the first capital of the Shogunate , and she remained important from the end of the twelfth till the middle of the fifteenth century . Her ancient ...
... Ancient Capital Kamakura , near Yokohama , is one of the ancient capitals of Japan , the first capital of the Shogunate , and she remained important from the end of the twelfth till the middle of the fifteenth century . Her ancient ...
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... ancient grandeur and modern industry , mediæval castles , and chemical industries . These contrasts make the Rhine a symbol of Germany's soul . The river forms an un- broken connection with the ancient Roman Empire . The names of its ...
... ancient grandeur and modern industry , mediæval castles , and chemical industries . These contrasts make the Rhine a symbol of Germany's soul . The river forms an un- broken connection with the ancient Roman Empire . The names of its ...
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... Ancient Greece Greece , like the Balkan countries , cannot be understood without a study of ancient and mediæval history . We need not attach too much importance to the Trojan War , which was chiefly remarkable for the literature it ...
... Ancient Greece Greece , like the Balkan countries , cannot be understood without a study of ancient and mediæval history . We need not attach too much importance to the Trojan War , which was chiefly remarkable for the literature it ...
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INDIA Concluded | 501 |
MALAYA BORNEO AND HONG KONG | 527 |
AUSTRALIA | 531 |
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