Captain Musafir's Rambles in Alpine LandsW.H. Allen, 1884 - 150 páginas |
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... road thither Blochmann stopped at the shop of the publishers of this book , and purchased a grammar of the Hindustani language . Something whispered to him , he has told me , when narrating his story , that his knowledge of Arabic would ...
... road thither Blochmann stopped at the shop of the publishers of this book , and purchased a grammar of the Hindustani language . Something whispered to him , he has told me , when narrating his story , that his knowledge of Arabic would ...
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... of the writer may be forgotten in the approval which will , I am sure , be bestowed upon the sketcher . 27 West Cromwell Road , South Kensington . G. B. MALLESON . CONTENTS . PAGE PREFACE V PART I. From India to xiv PREFACE .
... of the writer may be forgotten in the approval which will , I am sure , be bestowed upon the sketcher . 27 West Cromwell Road , South Kensington . G. B. MALLESON . CONTENTS . PAGE PREFACE V PART I. From India to xiv PREFACE .
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... road to it borders the Adriatic on the one side , whilst a range of high hills on the other , clad with rich verdure , presents a striking contrast to the deep blue of the sea . The palace itself is built in the real Gothic style , and ...
... road to it borders the Adriatic on the one side , whilst a range of high hills on the other , clad with rich verdure , presents a striking contrast to the deep blue of the sea . The palace itself is built in the real Gothic style , and ...
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... road winds up a gradual ascent of 1,800 feet , and commands , during its course , after the first half - hour , a splendid view of Trieste , the Adriatic , and of the picturesque town of Pirano on the Illyrian coast . On a very clear ...
... road winds up a gradual ascent of 1,800 feet , and commands , during its course , after the first half - hour , a splendid view of Trieste , the Adriatic , and of the picturesque town of Pirano on the Illyrian coast . On a very clear ...
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... road , in order to visit the Imperial breed- ing stud at Lipizza , -a place famous for its grass lands . The sight here was well worth seeing . At Lipizza there are horses of all nations , amongst them many English thorough- breds . But ...
... road , in order to visit the Imperial breed- ing stud at Lipizza , -a place famous for its grass lands . The sight here was well worth seeing . At Lipizza there are horses of all nations , amongst them many English thorough- breds . But ...
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admiration Almhütte Anglo-Indians appeared Archduke arrived ascent Aussee Austria Bavarian beautiful Berchtesgaden Blochmann boat Bormio bright C.S.I. London Captain Musafir carriage castle chamois charming climb Colonel G. B. MALLESON comfortable Dachstein Danube descending distance Ebensee einspänner Emperor Engelberg English Engstlen Alp enjoy enjoyment Europe excursions famous feet fishing foliage foreground friends German glacier glorious Gmunden Golling Gosau Gratz green Grundl lake Hallein Hallstadt height hills hour India Innsbruck Ischl Jäger Jäkel Joch Pass journey Kanzler König's Krähmeyer ladies Lambach landlord Langbath language Linz little village lovely Lucerne magnificent miles mountains Musafir o'clock Obertraun once party Passau picturesque Pontresina pretty rain reached river road rock route Salzburg Salzkammergut scarcely scenery side sight smiling snow splendid steamer Styrian summit Switzerland Thalgau thence Titlis tour town Traun Traunkirchen Traunstein travellers Trieste Untersberg valley W. H. Allen walk Watzmann whilst wife Wild Hunter
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