London on the ThamesLittle, Brown, 1966 - 435 Seiten Anecdotal tour of London that recreates social life and events during the days of Wren, Samuel Johnson, Churchill, Chaucer, and Oscar Wilde, etc. |
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... thing . The walls of the Keep are fifteen feet thick at the base , eleven feet thick at the top : only one of the four corners is a right angle , which means that the sides of the " square " are of differing lengths . This geometry ...
... thing . The walls of the Keep are fifteen feet thick at the base , eleven feet thick at the top : only one of the four corners is a right angle , which means that the sides of the " square " are of differing lengths . This geometry ...
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... thing to its original appearance . Up the street is another Wren church ( 1677-1683 ) , St. Benet Paul's Wharf , very Dutch , very sweet in red and bluish brick with white quoins . This is the sort of endearing doll's - housey sort of thing ...
... thing to its original appearance . Up the street is another Wren church ( 1677-1683 ) , St. Benet Paul's Wharf , very Dutch , very sweet in red and bluish brick with white quoins . This is the sort of endearing doll's - housey sort of thing ...
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... things were al- most tantamount to Rising Above One's Station . Along with the loveableness of its patrolmen , London could enjoy the tenacity and brilliance of its detectives . These reaching , protecting arms of British justice were ...
... things were al- most tantamount to Rising Above One's Station . Along with the loveableness of its patrolmen , London could enjoy the tenacity and brilliance of its detectives . These reaching , protecting arms of British justice were ...
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A PREFATORY RAMBLE | 3 |
THE LONDON OF PATER TAMESIS | 17 |
THE LONDON OF DICK WHITTINGTON | 37 |
Urheberrecht | |
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