Modern Athens (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

George Horton

9780656976942: Modern Athens (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0656976942 ISBN 13: 9780656976942

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Let us suppose that we are approaching the harbor of the Piraeus, on a visit to summer Athens. We stand upon the prow of our ship that is purring through the sky-blue waters of the Mediterranean, and strain eager eyes for the first view of the famous city. Pres ently there is a shout of There it is I there it 18 l and we gaze in the direction indicated by a dozen ex tended arms, but we see nothing. Where Where P we ask eagerly, for a dream that has haunted us since childhood is now about to be realized.

Do you see that great column of dust yonder? Someone kindly explains. That is where Athens is.

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