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Excerpt from Norman ArchitectureWilliam the conqueror, 1066! In our pleasure-trip to the Great Norman Buildings we shall not reach this historically familiar landmark till we have travelled some little distance along the architectural highway, but as the briefest summary of the Norman Conquest of England, William the Conqueror, will serve as a signpost to the starting-point of our expedition. If we carry our thoughts back to the days when we s...

Excerpt from Rubber IT is astonishing how ignorant is the world as a whole of the great industries which maintain our oft-boasted civilization, and it is ignorance of this character which this series of books aims to dispel. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state...

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Excerpt from Peeps at Industries: Cocoa It is astonishing how ignorant is the world as a whole of the great industries which maintain our oft-boasted civilization, and it is ignorance of this character which this series of books aims to dispel. Produced on the same lines as the "Peeps at Many Lands" series, which has met with such remarkable success, these books will bring the reader into a complete understanding of all tho great industries ...

Excerpt from Greece Away down in a Southern sunny corner on the other side of Europe there rises from the blue waters of the Mediterranean the land which we call Greece. You already know this country as a wonderland that used to be the home of a noble race of heroes. The Heroic Age lasted for about two hundred years, and this is the once-upon-a-time epoch to which you owe some of your favourite stories. Then it was that Perseus slew the gorg...

Excerpt from Panama About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a ...

Excerpt from South AmericaThat is an experience which, I feel sure, even the most adventuresome of you will consider worthy of being called exciting.You have, I hope, gleaned a rough, general idea that the highways of South America traverse very different country from that in which you are accustomed to find roads, railways, and rivers, and that the great difference in surroundings means you will be travelling on water ways that Nature has fas...

Excerpt from S. Gilbert Say I have proved my case inasmuch as I consider that the first impression of W. S. Gilbert to be snatched from a biography is not that of a mere jester, the sentiment of the prologue has yet to be justified to this end I must try to bring you into touch with the personality of the man. Even if we hold that a man's work should be judged purely on its own merits there can be little doubt that the merely human qualities...

Excerpt from Tea IT is astonishing how ignorant is the world as a whole of the great industries which maintain our oft-boasted civilization, and it is ignorance of this character which this series of books aims to dispel. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of...

Excerpt from Sugar IT is astonishing how ignorant is the world as a whole of the great industries which maintain our oft-boasted civilization, and it is ignorance of this character which this series of books aims to dispel. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-...

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Edith Annie Browne (1874-1963) was the author of Gothic Architecture (1906/1928), W. S. Gilbert (1907), Norman Architecture (1907/19), Greek Architecture (1909), Greece (1909/1930), Romanesque Architecture (1910), Peeps at Many Lands: Spain (1910/1929), Peeps at Industries (1911), Sugar (1911), Rubber (1911), Early Christian and Byzantine Architecture (1912), Tea (1912), Cocoa (1912), Vegetable Oils (1912), Peeps at Many Lands: Panama (1913), ...

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...

Edith Annie Browne (1874-1963) was a British author, born in Norfolk. Her works include: Gothic Architecture (1906), W. S. Gilbert (1907), Norman Architecture (1907), Greek Architecture (1909), Romanesque Architecture (1910), Early Christian and Byzantine Architecture (1912), The World's Best Recipes (1935), Twenty-Five Ways of Serving Salad (1941), Twenty-Five Ways of Serving Oatmeal (1941), Twenty-Five Ways of Serving Potatoes (1941) and Twe...