First and Last
Hilaire Belloc
Play
Length 7 h 27 min
Chapters 41
First published 1911
“When a man weighs anchor in a little ship or a large one he does a jolly thing! He cuts himself off and he starts for freedom and for the chance of things. He pulls the jib a-weather, he leans to her slowly pulling round, he sees the wind getting into the mainsail, and he feels that she feels the helm. He has her on a slant of the wind, and he makes out between the harbour piers.” (quotation from Hilaire Belloc)
Chapters
1
Chapter 01 On Weighing Anchor Read by Ray Clare 6:28
2
Chapter 02 On Reveillon Read by Ray Clare 8:16
3
Chapter 03 On Cheeses Read by Ray Clare 10:55
4
Chapter 04 The Captain of Industry Read by Ray Clare 12:25
5
Chapter 05 The Inventor Read by Ray Clare 13:04
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Chapter 06 The Views of England Read by Ray Clare 10:55
7
Chapter 07 The Lunatic Read by Ray Clare 10:59
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Chapter 08 The Inheritance of Humour Read by Ray Clare 8:17
9
Chapter 09 The Old Gentelman's Opinions Read by Ray Clare 11:57
10
Chapter 10 On Historical Evidence Read by Ray Clare 18:45
11
Chapter 11 The Absence of the Past Read by Ray Clare 11:46
12
Chapter 12 St. Patrick Read by Ray Clare 8:59
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Chapter 13 The Lost Things Read by Ray Clare 8:01
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Chapter 14 On Historical Evidence Read by Ray Clare 12:53
15
Chapter 15 The Victory Read by Ray Clare 8:52
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Chapter 16 Reality Read by Ray Clare 13:33
17
Chapter 17 On the Decline of the Book Read by Ray Clare 22:44
18
Chapter 18 Jose Maria de Heredia Read by Ray Clare 9:20
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Chapter 19 Normandy and the Normans Read by Ray Clare 9:54
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Chapter 20 The Old Things Read by Ray Clare 11:19
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Chapter 21 The Battle of Hastings Read by Ray Clare 11:01
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Chapter 22 The Roman Roads in Picardy Read by Ray Clare 9:45
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Chapter 23 The Reward of Letters Read by Ray Clare 12:27
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Chapter 24 The Eye-Openers Read by Ray Clare 9:21
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Chapter 25 The Public Read by Ray Clare 11:02
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Chapter 26 On Entries Read by Ray Clare 11:45
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Chapter 27 Companions of Travel Read by Ray Clare 9:06
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Chapter 28 On the Sources of Rivers Read by Ray Clare 8:36
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Chapter 29 On Error Read by Ray Clare 10:31
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Chapter 30 The Great Sight Read by Ray Clare 13:55
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Chapter 31 The Decline of a State Read by Ray Clare 9:03
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Chapter 32 On Past Greatness Read by Ray Clare 7:15
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Chapter 33 Mr. The Duke: The Man of Malplaquet Read by Ray Clare 10:15
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Chapter 34 The Game of Cards Read by Ray Clare 12:59
35
Chapter 35 "King Lear" Read by Ray Clare 8:46
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Chapter 36 The Excursion Read by Ray Clare 12:01
37
Chapter 37 The Tide Read by Ray Clare 9:54
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Chapter 38 On a Great Wind Read by Ray Clare 9:24
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Chapter 39 The Letter Read by Ray Clare 9:14
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Chapter 40 The Regret Read by Ray Clare 9:32
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Chapter 41 The End of the World Read by Ray Clare 12:06
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