From Peking to PetersburgE. Arnold, 1899 - 300 pàgines |
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... less risk than might attend a foreigner in some parts of London . In support of that theory I offer the simple story of my travels . ARNOT REID . WESTMINSTER , LONDON , January , 1899 . Two chapters of this book consist , in part , of ...
... less risk than might attend a foreigner in some parts of London . In support of that theory I offer the simple story of my travels . ARNOT REID . WESTMINSTER , LONDON , January , 1899 . Two chapters of this book consist , in part , of ...
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... less known than any other great capital . I saw a great deal of Peking - more than I intended , save for certain reasons that enforced a longer stay . Temples and tombs , observatories and pagodas , one becomes wearied of . Always one ...
... less known than any other great capital . I saw a great deal of Peking - more than I intended , save for certain reasons that enforced a longer stay . Temples and tombs , observatories and pagodas , one becomes wearied of . Always one ...
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... less . The heat , further , is a dry heat , and is consequently much less fatiguing than the heat that the traveller will experience when approaching Peking in summer , whether by way AT PEKING 5.
... less . The heat , further , is a dry heat , and is consequently much less fatiguing than the heat that the traveller will experience when approaching Peking in summer , whether by way AT PEKING 5.
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... less . Personally , I do not believe Peking contains half a million . Apart from such great open spaces as those of the For- bidden City , most of the Manchu City is a city of small open spaces . There is no close building , and there ...
... less . Personally , I do not believe Peking contains half a million . Apart from such great open spaces as those of the For- bidden City , most of the Manchu City is a city of small open spaces . There is no close building , and there ...
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... less than nineteen young gentlemen who were to study Chinese , in order to qualify for posts in the British consular service . Accommodation was to be found somewhere for these nineteen young men , while , as my later in- formation ...
... less than nineteen young gentlemen who were to study Chinese , in order to qualify for posts in the British consular service . Accommodation was to be found somewhere for these nineteen young men , while , as my later in- formation ...
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