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The Historic Thames

By Hilaire Belloc

2020-01-30 23:26:25

England has been built up upon the framework of her rivers, and, in that pattern, the principal line has been the line of the Thames. Partly because it was the main highway of Southern England, partly because it looked eastward towards the Contine ... Read more
England has been built up upon the framework of her rivers, and, in that pattern, the principal line has been the line of the Thames. Partly because it was the main highway of Southern England, partly because it looked eastward towards the Continent from which the national life has been drawn, partly because it was better served by the tide than any other channel, but mainly because it was the chief among a great number of closely connected river basins, the Thames Valley has in the past supported the government and the wealth of England. Less

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File size149.21 KB
Print pages128
PublisherPublic Domain Books
Publication date2010-04-06
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9781845117122
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Hilaire Belloc
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Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc (27 July 1870 – 16 July 1953) was an Anglo-French writer and historian who became a naturalized British subject in 1902. He was known as a writer, orator, poet, sa...

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