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... French coast .-- Area enclosing the islands .-- The various groups . - The sea - bottom around them .-- Changes undergone to produce them . — Course of the tidal wave . — The islands rich in natural history and scenery . - Interest ...
... French coast .-- Area enclosing the islands .-- The various groups . - The sea - bottom around them .-- Changes undergone to produce them . — Course of the tidal wave . — The islands rich in natural history and scenery . - Interest ...
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... French in the reign of Henry the Fifth . - The Reformation in the islands.- Transfer to English dioceses . - Calvinistic tendency of the island religion . -The discipline of the Church of England introduced during the reign of James the ...
... French in the reign of Henry the Fifth . - The Reformation in the islands.- Transfer to English dioceses . - Calvinistic tendency of the island religion . -The discipline of the Church of England introduced during the reign of James the ...
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... French language in England after the Norman Conquest . — Limitation of French to the country north of the . Loire . - R . Wace , the earliest island poet . - The Roman de Rou . -Wace's language the language of Normandy . Later dialects ...
... French language in England after the Norman Conquest . — Limitation of French to the country north of the . Loire . - R . Wace , the earliest island poet . - The Roman de Rou . -Wace's language the language of Normandy . Later dialects ...
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... French kilo . Measures . Linear and square measures .-- The vergée . - Liquid measures Dry measures . The cabot , and the denerel , and the quar . tor . Sark and Alderney measures • 571 C. STATISTICS . ( 1. ) Population of the islands ...
... French kilo . Measures . Linear and square measures .-- The vergée . - Liquid measures Dry measures . The cabot , and the denerel , and the quar . tor . Sark and Alderney measures • 571 C. STATISTICS . ( 1. ) Population of the islands ...
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Contents
CHAPTER II | 18 |
THE ISLAND AND COAST OF GUBBNBBY | 36 |
CHAPTER IV | 61 |
The Little Russel HBBM Coast soenery Creux Land slips | 69 |
CHAPTER V | 91 |
Geographical position of Alderney Its form dimensions and elova | 96 |
Plateau des Minquiers The Maitresse le Les Faucheurs Les | 122 |
CHAPTER VII | 132 |
CHAPTER XV | 353 |
CHAPTER XVI | 373 |
CHAPTER XVII | 395 |
CHAPTER XVIII | 408 |
CHAPTER XIX | 431 |
Published accounts Soil and subsoil Nature of subsoil Com | 459 |
CHAPTER XXI | 483 |
CHAPTER XXII | 501 |
Botany of the islands References Trees and shrubs Absence | 164 |
CHAPTER IX | 200 |
CHAPTER X | 247 |
Modern causes of change Earthquakes Raised beaches Sub | 276 |
Imperfection of the natural history listo Value of an insular flora | 298 |
PART THE THIRD | 309 |
CHAPTER XXIII | 518 |
Means of communication Luggage Selection of steamer Postal | 563 |
C | 577 |
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