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Title: Round the Wonderful World
Author: G. E. Mitton
Illustrator: A. S. Forrest
Release Date: May 13, 2009 [EBook #28783]
Language: English
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ROUND THE WONDERFUL WORLD
_UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME_
A BOOK OF DISCOVERY
BY M. B. SYNGE
THE WORLD'S STORY
BY E. O'NEILL
[Illustration]
ROUND THE WONDERFUL WORLD
BY G. E. MITTON
AUTHOR OF
"THE BOOK OF LONDON" "IN THE GRIP OF THE WILD WA" ETC.
[Illustration]
WITH 12 DRAWINGS IN COLOUR AND 120 IN CRAYON BY
A. S. FORREST
LONDON: T. C. & E. C. JACK, Ltd.
35 PATERNOSTER ROW, E.C.
AND EDINBURGH
TO
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CONTENTS
CHAP PAGE
I. WHICH WAY? 1
II. REALLY OFF! 20
III. FIERY MOUNTAINS 36
IV. THE STRANGEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD 51
V. THE HIGHWAY OF EGYPT 65
VI. A MIGHTY MAN 75
VII. THE CITY OF KINGS 85
VIII. ON THE NILE 95
IX. A MILLION SUNRISES 109
X. A WALK ABOUT JERUSALEM 120
XI. THE COUNTRY OF CHRIST'S CHILDHOOD 139
XII. AN ADVENTURE 147
XIII. THE GATEWAY OF THE EAST 153
XIV. THE DEPTHS OF THE OCEAN 168
XV. A TROPICAL THUNDERSTORM 179
XVI. A SACRED TREE 192
XVII. UNWELCOME INTRUDERS 203
XVIII. THE CAPITAL OF INDIA 218
XIX. TO THE DEATH! 235
XX. A CITY OF PRIESTS 242
XXI. THE GOLDEN PAGODA 250
XXII. THE KING'S REPRESENTATIVE
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