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Hilaire Belloc
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Length 6 h 11 min
Chapters 30
First published 1923
Hilaire Belloc, French by birth, British by naturalization, was a diverse and prolific writer of the early 20th century. His writing runs the range from poetry, political writings and children’s stories. He was a close friend, and sometimes collaborator with fellow Catholic G.K. Chesterton.
This book is a collection of essays and other short writings on a vast array of subjects ranging from observations on Bad Verse and Mumbo-Jumbo to Sailing the Seas and Hatred of Numbers. - Summary by Larry Wilson
Chapters
1
On Achmet Boulee Bey Read by Kingsnake 10:05
2
On an Educational Reform Read by Paul Harvey 15:56
3
On Kind Hearts Being More Than Coronets Read by Anamika 12:33
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On Mumbo-Jumbo Read by Larry Wilson 14:29
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On Footnotes Read by Owlivia 12:52
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A Few Kind Words to Mammon Read by Devorah Allen 12:53
7
On Treves Read by Peter S. Chong 10:36
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On the Cathedral of Seville and ''The Misanthrope'' Read by Aubrie Kinser 14:24
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On the ''Bucolics" of Virgil, A Cafe in Paris, The Length of Essays, Phoebus, Bacchus, A Wanton Maid, and Other Matters Read by Aubrie Kinser 9:49
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On Titles Read by Arden 12:18
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On Bad Verse Read by Devorah Allen 12:25
12
The United Poets Read by Arden 10:44
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On Convincing People Read by TheIntern356 13:50
14
On Controversy Read by Anamika 12:21
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On Inaccuracy Read by Phil Schempf 10:22
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On Technical Words Read by Anamika 9:49
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On the Accursed Climate Read by Paul Harvey 11:39
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On Accent Read by Joanna Schreck 13:50
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On Truth and the Admiralty Read by KHurst 8:02
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A Short Adventure Read by Joanna Schreck 15:11
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On Sailing The Seas Read by czandra 19:59
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Off Exmouth Read by Phil Schempf 8:06
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On a Piece of Rope Read by Owlivia 9:36
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Ultimo Ratio Read by Stacy Dugan-Wilcox 10:17
25
On a Tag Provider Read by A D Latheron 15:49
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On ''And'' Read by Owlivia 13:43
27
The Cad's Encyclopaedia Read by Arden 10:59
28
On the Melting of the Ice Read by KHurst 7:49
29
On the Hatred of Numbers Read by Wolfgang Bas 20:59
30
On the Last Infirmity Read by Larry Wilson 9:25
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