Dive into the rich literary tapestry of Hilaire Belloc with this meticulously curated Ultimate Collection. This anthology spans the breadth of Belloc’s diverse literary talents, showcasing his mastery in novels, short stories, historical narratives, religious reflections, economic analyses, captivating essays, travel narratives, and poignant poetry.
Table of Contents:
Novels & Short Stories:
The Mercy of Allah
The Green Overcoat
A Change in the Cabinet
Emmanuel Burden, Merchant
Pongo and the Bull
Mr. Clutterbuck’s Election
The Four Men
The Girondin
The Emerald of Catherine the Great
The Postmaster-General
The Great Inquiry
The Aftermath; Or, Gleanings from a Busy Life
Historical Works:
Six Great British Battles
Blenheim
Tourcoing
Crécy
Waterloo
Malplaquet
Poitiers
The French Revolution
A General Sketch of the European War: The First Phase
The Two Maps of Europe
The Jews
The Book of the Bayeux Tapestry
The Old Road
The Road
The Historic Thames
The River of London
Marie Antoinette
Joan of Arc
Danton: A Study
Religious Writings:
Europe and the Faith
Survivals and New Arrivals: The Old and New Enemies of the Catholic Church
The Great Heresies
Mr. Belloc Still Objects to Mr. Wells’s ‘Outline of History’
Land-Tenure in the Christian Era
Economics:
Servile State
Travel Books:
The Path to Rome
Hills and the Sea
Sussex, Painted by Wilfrid Ball
Essays:
Avril: Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance
On Nothing and Kindred Subjects
On Everything
On Anything
On Something
This and That
On
The Free Press
First and Last
Introduction to ‘The Footpath Way’
Introduction to ‘Essays in Literature and History’
Introduction to ‘The Romance of Madame Tussaud’s’
Preface to ‘The Inquisition’
Preface to ‘Kai Lung’s Golden Hours’
Lambkin’s Remains by Hilaire Belloc
Poetry:
A Moral Alphabet
Bad Child’s Book of Beasts
More Beasts For Worse Children
The Modern Traveller
Cautionary Tales for Children
More Peers
Verses and Sonnets
Verses
Sonnets and Verse
Translations:
The Romance of Tristan and Iseult by Joseph Bédier
About the author
Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953) was a British-French writer and historian and one of the most prolific writers in England during the early twentieth century. Belloc was also an orator, poet, sailor, satirist, writer of letters, soldier, and political activist. He was President of the Oxford Union and later MP for Salford South from 1906 to 1910.