File:Dolmen in the Lüneburger Heide, by Edward Theodore Compton, 1912.jpg

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Title: Germany;
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Dickie, James F., 1848- Compton, Edward Theodore, ill Compton, E. Harrison (Edward Harrison), ill
Subjects: Germany -- Description and travel
Publisher: London : A. & C. Black
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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way hither. It isin the immediate vicinity of the Llineburg Moor.This is an immense tract of barren heath thatlooks at first dismal, lonely, and dreary. It is avast sheepwalk, yet it is full of a mild andmelancholy beauty. The wild flowers cover the 174 GERMANY moorland like a carpet. The purple heather thatblooms in August with such splendour givesopportunities of study equal to those Hamertonsought on the moors of Yorkshire and on theshores of Loch Awe. The gorse that sends forthits golden shoots in June, reminding one of thebush Moses saw burning with fire yet not consumed,lights up the dark moorland. The changing aspectsof the sky and the glorious sunsets, which shed aglow over the monotonous landscape, are the joy ofthe artist. The silence of the moorland enters intothe soul of the painter, and gives to his painting anexpression of melancholy and infinite longing. Wedo not wonder that the Llineburg heath has becomea favourite resort of art students. DOLMEN IN THE LUXEBURGER HAIDE
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XIBERLIN XI BERLIN Berlin, the capital of the German Empire andthe residence of the imperial family, is the mostmodern of European capitals. In the rapidity ofits growth it resembles an American rather than acontinental city. Within its municipal boundariesa little over two million inhabitants reside, butGreater Berlin has nearly four millions. Thegrowth of some of the suburbs is phenomenal.For example, Charlottenburg, with a population oftwenty thousand in 1890, numbers nearly threehundred thousand in this year of grace. Thissimply means that BerUn has overleaped itsboundaries and poured its surplus population intothe neighbouring town. The day is not far distantwhen all the suburbs will be absorbed. GreaterBerlin will then be under one central municipal rule,and will cover an extensive area. 177 23 178 GERMANY The Unter den Linden is the great historicstreet and the centre of the city. From theBrandenburg gate, past the statue of Frederickthe Great to the Royal Palace, there are few

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