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The Story of Mankind
Hendrik Willem Van Loon
其他書名
Juvenile History
出版VM eBooks, 2016-07-06
主題Juvenile Nonfiction / History / GeneralHistory / GeneralJuvenile Nonfiction / History / Other
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=SnqfDAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋WHEN I was twelve or thirteen years old, an uncle of mine who gave me my love for books and pictures promised to take me upon a memorable expedition. I was to go with him to the top of the tower of Old Saint Lawrence in Rotterdam.

And so, one fine day, a sexton with a key as large as that of Saint Peter opened a mysterious door. "Ring the bell," he said, "when you come back and want to get out," and with a great grinding of rusty old hinges he separated us from the noise of the busy street and locked us into a world of new and strange experiences.