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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... picturesque sailing dahabiyeh . Long stretches of water may be in sight at one time , dotted with hund- reds of sails of yachts or trading craft . This " Nile trip " is one of the great attractions of Egypt to the tourist . It is not ...
... picturesque sailing dahabiyeh . Long stretches of water may be in sight at one time , dotted with hund- reds of sails of yachts or trading craft . This " Nile trip " is one of the great attractions of Egypt to the tourist . It is not ...
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... picturesque figure of a man in days when kingship depended upon force and personality . Picturesque Ceremonials Kiev , Novgorod and Moscow have each their store of epic poetry in which fragments of their early history lie preserved in a ...
... picturesque figure of a man in days when kingship depended upon force and personality . Picturesque Ceremonials Kiev , Novgorod and Moscow have each their store of epic poetry in which fragments of their early history lie preserved in a ...
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... picturesque houses , as well as an im- mense salt - mine in its mountainous neighbourhood . Further up are Imst , which keeps up an ancient festival every year , with everybody dancing through the streets in masks to celebrate the ...
... picturesque houses , as well as an im- mense salt - mine in its mountainous neighbourhood . Further up are Imst , which keeps up an ancient festival every year , with everybody dancing through the streets in masks to celebrate the ...
Contents
INDIA Concluded | 501 |
MALAYA BORNEO AND HONG KONG | 527 |
AUSTRALIA | 531 |
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