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Guidebook

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Guidebook 

a short reference work on a country or a city, mainly intended for tourists and containing information on local sights, cultural institutions, transportation, and hotels. Baedekers are guidebooks on different countries and are widely known. Guidebooks that are devoted to individual cultural institutions (for instance, museums and large libraries) and to historical and artistic complexes provide information on their history, structure, and collections.



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"Look under your pillows christmas morning, and you will find your guidebook," replied Mrs.
Alexey Alexandrovitch ordered tea to be sent him, sat down to the table, and taking the guidebook, began considering the route of his journey.
"We'll take the guidebook," said her ladyship, with the eye to mean economy, which is only to be met with in very rich people, "and save a shilling to the man who shows the ruins.
 
 
 
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