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On Everything
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Belloc, Hilaire, 1870-1953
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : multiple file formats
- Place of Publication:
- Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,
- Summary:
- "On Everything" by Hilaire Belloc is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The essays explore various topics ranging from the significance of song in society to personal reflections on life experiences and the English landscape. Belloc, a noted writer and political figure, delves into the philosophical and social implications of these subjects with a blend of wit and insight. The beginning of the collection introduces themes of hope, human connection, and culture through the essay "On Song." Here, Belloc argues that the presence of song is essential to the vitality of society, suggesting that its absence signals a form of despair. He reflects on various social groups like sailors and soldiers, emphasizing the role of music in creating a communal spirit and shared resilience. The opening portion sets the tone for the essays to come, establishing Belloc's contemplative style, detailed observations, and profound understanding of human nature and society's intricacies. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
- Contents:
- On song
- On an empty house
- The landfall
- The little old man
- The long march
- On saturnalia
- A little conversation in Herefordshire
- On the rights of property
- The economist
- A little conversation in Carthage
- The strange companion
- The visitor
- A reconstruction of the past
- The reasonable press
- Asmodeus
- The death of the comic author
- On certain manners and customs
- The statesman
- The duel
- On a battle, or "journalism," or "points of view"
- A descendant of William Shakespeare
- On the approach to western England
- The Weald
- On London and the houses in it
- On old towns
- A crossing of the hills
- The barber
- On high places
- On some little horses
- On streams and rivers
- On two manuals
- On fantastic books
- The unfortunate man
- The contented man
- The missioner
- The dream
- The silence of the battlefields
- Novissima hora
- On rest.
- Credits:
- Produced by Tim Lindell, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
- Notes:
- Reading ease score: 68.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
- Release date is 2020-01-02
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