Land and People of the World (In 3 Volumes)

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The book is designed to impart all knowledge about history, science, literature and art about all the world nor in a comprehensive manner but in their essential outlines-the work also conveys is the mind of he reader a clear and definite impression of the immense variety of life and romance, the natural beauties and treasures of other land’s. The work like impart first hand knowledge to those who have not the opportunity to travel abroad. It will take the reader sight into the atmosphere of lives of the various nations of the world. It depends the joys and pleasures, their sports. Their pagents and their ideals at the same time giving accurate, comprehensive and entertaining information. The work is fully illustrated with lest work is fully illustrated with lest pictures and photographs. The countries covered are France, Belgium, Grand Dutchy of Luxemberg Holland, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, The Barhary Stats, and lastly the Mediterranean. It also gives several maps of the countries. The work is of immense value of all the persons interested in history, art science and literature will find a well established authentic information. This work can prove an asset to all libraries and information centres. General readers will enjoy the unique and interesting information about various nations of the world.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sir Harry Johnston

Sir Henry (Harry) Hamilton Johnston, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., Her Majesty Queen Victoria’s first Commissioner and Consul General to British Central Africa, was born on June 12, s1858 at London. As a student at Kings College, he excelled in languages and art. He spoke over 30 African languages with varying degrees of fluency, in addition to Arabic, Italian, Spanish, French and Portuguese. He discovered and thoroughly documented more than 100 new birds, reptiles, mammals and insects. Johnston wrote over 60 books, including “Great Epics” such as The River Congo (Lon: Sampson et al 1884), The Kilema-Nzaro Expedition (Lon: Kegan Paul 1886), British Central Africa (Lon: Methuen 1897), The Uganda Protectorate (2 Vol.) (Lon: Hutcinson 1902), Liberia (2 Vol.) (Lon: Hutchinson (1906) and George Grenfell and The Congo (2 Vol. (Lon: Hutchinson (1908). He also published over 600 monographs, articles and contributions of note.

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Title
Land and People of the World (In 3 Volumes)
Author
Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
ISBN
8182053609
Length
viii+320p., x+324p., x+340p., Figures; Maps; Plates; Index; 30cm.
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