{"product_id":"2940015471601","title":"The Spell of Belgium","description":"The Spell of Belgium by Isabel Anderson, author of “The Spell of Japan,” etc.; Illustrated\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCopyright, 1915\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst Impression, October, 1915\u003cbr\u003eSecond Impression, January, 1916\u003cbr\u003eThird Impression, June, 1917\u003cbr\u003eFourth Impression, March, 1919\u003cbr\u003eFifth Impression, January, 1922\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS\u003cbr\u003eDedication\u003cbr\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. The New Post\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Diplomatic Life\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Brussels Before the War\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. In Days of Knight and Villain\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Battling for a Kingdom\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. Belgian Kings\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Politics and Plural Voting\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. Belgium’s Workshops\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. Tapestries\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10. Primitives and Later Painters\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11. La Jeune Belgique in Letters\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12. Motoring in Flanders\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13. Legends of Antwerp\u003cbr\u003ePart 1. Antigon; Or, the Giant of Antwerp\u003cbr\u003ePart 2. Yvon Bruggermans: A Legend of the Antwerp Cathedral\u003cbr\u003ePart 3. Frügger the Miser\u003cbr\u003ePart 4. The Blacksmith of Antwerp\u003cbr\u003ePart 5. The Milk Girl\u003cbr\u003eChapter 14. In the Walloon Country\u003cbr\u003eChapter 15. A Last Word\u003cbr\u003ePart 1. Synopsis of the War\u003cbr\u003ePart 2. Letters from the Front\u003cbr\u003ePart 3. American Relief Work\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBelgium has contributed generously to the world in the past. Much has been destroyed in this ruthless war, but much remains, for Belgium had much to give. How splendid are her unique guild-halls with their fretted towers, her massive mediæval gates and quaint old houses bordering the winding canals!\u003cbr\u003eThrough centuries, in one way or another, she has continued to hold the world’s admiration. In olden times, when the clever weavers wrought historic scenes in their Flemish tapestries, they surely wove into the hearts of our forefathers the Spell of Belgium. In Belgium, the home of the violin, we have listened to the magic strains of the great masters and been charmed by the musical verses of Maeterlinck. There, too, we have gazed upon her inimitable Rubens and van Eycks. But today we stand spellbound before the Belgians themselves, the heroes of this war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe legends of Antwerp were written out by the eminent Flemish historian, Sleeckx, over fifty years ago, and were found in the library at Antwerp. This version has been translated directly from the Flemish, and is believed to be unknown to the world, outside of Antwerp literary circles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI wish to thank Her Excellency, Madame Havenith, wife of the Belgian Minister in the United States, for information, letters and photographs, and Mrs. Abbot L. Dow, whose father, General Sanford, was one of the most popular American Ministers ever in Belgium, as well as Miss Helen North, who lived for many years in that beautiful country. I wish, also, to thank the National Magazine for the use of a portion of the chapter on Motoring in Flanders. My thanks are due to Miss Gilman and Miss Crosby, too, for their kind assistance.","brand":"Denise Henry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47069564305648,"sku":"2940015471601","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940015471601","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}