Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 280William Blackwood, 1956 - England |
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... islands in the whole world : the seventeen- mile - long island of Praslin , and the smaller adjacent isle of Curieuse . The Seychelles Islands have be- longed to Britain since they were annexed from the French during the Napoleonic wars ...
... islands in the whole world : the seventeen- mile - long island of Praslin , and the smaller adjacent isle of Curieuse . The Seychelles Islands have be- longed to Britain since they were annexed from the French during the Napoleonic wars ...
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... islands already mentioned . There are very fine Botanical Gardens on Mahé Island , only the width of the English Channel away , but here the many specimens which have been planted have grown stunted and under- developed . After Gordon's ...
... islands already mentioned . There are very fine Botanical Gardens on Mahé Island , only the width of the English Channel away , but here the many specimens which have been planted have grown stunted and under- developed . After Gordon's ...
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... island . In strict contrast to the dark- green rolling waters of the ocean outside , the water inside the reef was calm , transparent and blue . This is so with all the islands . The beach shelves so gently that , even though the reef ...
... island . In strict contrast to the dark- green rolling waters of the ocean outside , the water inside the reef was calm , transparent and blue . This is so with all the islands . The beach shelves so gently that , even though the reef ...
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THE LAND OF CANAAN BY JEAN CAMERON | 97 |
CONTENTS | 247 |
ANYTHING FOR A LIVING BY R R MONEY | 288 |
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