From Peking to PetersburgE. Arnold, 1899 - 300 pàgines |
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... thing to explorers . People thought that I was about to enter on a difficult and hazardous undertaking , and no one quite believed me when I predicted that the journey would involve no risk and little hardship . The provocative cause of ...
... thing to explorers . People thought that I was about to enter on a difficult and hazardous undertaking , and no one quite believed me when I predicted that the journey would involve no risk and little hardship . The provocative cause of ...
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... things are , there is little doubt that the Forbidden City , with its spacious lawns and lakes , is the saving condition in the health of Peking , just as the same Forbidden City , with its ancient glamour , is the cement that holds ...
... things are , there is little doubt that the Forbidden City , with its spacious lawns and lakes , is the saving condition in the health of Peking , just as the same Forbidden City , with its ancient glamour , is the cement that holds ...
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... things , it is not so bad as one is told . As for odours — well , there are odours , but the wonder is that the odours are so few when one recollects that the city is prac- tically without municipal regulations . Bombay , Calcutta ...
... things , it is not so bad as one is told . As for odours — well , there are odours , but the wonder is that the odours are so few when one recollects that the city is prac- tically without municipal regulations . Bombay , Calcutta ...
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... wayside inns that provide space and shelter only . It is , therefore , a great matter to choose a personal servant who can cook , and who will bustle things . 1 me . Many of the temples with which Peking abounds 8 FROM PEKING TO PETERSBURG.
... wayside inns that provide space and shelter only . It is , therefore , a great matter to choose a personal servant who can cook , and who will bustle things . 1 me . Many of the temples with which Peking abounds 8 FROM PEKING TO PETERSBURG.
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... things were arranged with the local Yamen , although not too easily at first , for my Russian friends spoke only a little English , and no French or German . When we arrived at Kalgan , and had bathed and lunched , my travelling ...
... things were arranged with the local Yamen , although not too easily at first , for my Russian friends spoke only a little English , and no French or German . When we arrived at Kalgan , and had bathed and lunched , my travelling ...
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