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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Page 503
... covered with them as far as the eye can reach : like a field filled with shields . " In a sinister corner , on a patch of black mud , are little piles of logs , which ragged men are kindling with difficulty — long , nar- row pyres for ...
... covered with them as far as the eye can reach : like a field filled with shields . " In a sinister corner , on a patch of black mud , are little piles of logs , which ragged men are kindling with difficulty — long , nar- row pyres for ...
Page 634
... covered with mats woven out of rushes ; a straight wall of reed - straw is built up at each end and an opening left for an entrance with a coloured mat as a door . One of the ad- vantages of these villages is that they are easily ...
... covered with mats woven out of rushes ; a straight wall of reed - straw is built up at each end and an opening left for an entrance with a coloured mat as a door . One of the ad- vantages of these villages is that they are easily ...
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... covered with the wondrous hue of the purple iris , or the golden chrysanthemum . A Japanese thinks nothing of walking a hundred miles to admire these splendours , for a love of natural beauty has been part of his education from his very ...
... covered with the wondrous hue of the purple iris , or the golden chrysanthemum . A Japanese thinks nothing of walking a hundred miles to admire these splendours , for a love of natural beauty has been part of his education from his very ...
Contents
INDIA Concluded | 501 |
MALAYA BORNEO AND HONG KONG | 527 |
AUSTRALIA | 531 |
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