Hilaire Belloc

The French Revolution


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“It is, for that matter, self-evident that if one community decides in one fashion, another, also sovereign, in the opposite fashion, both c…

Catholic and Anti-Catholic History


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G.K. Chesterton and James Walsh join Hilaire Belloc in an energetic rollout of the means by which history becomes propaganda, to the damage,…

The Servile State


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A clear boundary exists between the servile and the non-servile condition of labour, and the conditions upon either side of that boundary ut…

Europe and the Faith


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The Catholic brings to history (when I say "history" in these pages I mean the history of Christendom) self-knowledge. As a man in…

The Free Press


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I propose to discuss in what follows the evil of the great modern Capitalist Press, its function in vitiating and misinforming opinion and i…

Children's Short Works, Vol. 006


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LibriVox’s Children’s Short Works Collection 006: a collection of 11 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…

The Green Overcoat


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This rollicking novel captures the minor moral dilemma of thin, shy, nervous, Professor Higginson, psychologist, as he comes under the eye o…

This, That, and the Other


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“When Fame comes upon a man well before death then must he most particularly beware of it, for is it then most dangerous. Neither must he, h…

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 008


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A collection of fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches, news items and reports included in this collectio…

First and Last


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“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 c…

On Anything


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Long before I knew that the speech of men was misused by them and that they lied in the hearing of the gods perpetually, in those early days…

Modern Essays


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Thirty three essays by more or less well-known authors of Britain, the United States, and Canada, each fronted by an introductory paragraph.…

Children's Short Works, Vol. 007


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LibriVox’s Children’s Short Works Collection 007: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…

On Nothing & Kindred Subjects


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“I knew a man once, Maurice, who was at Oxford for three years, and after that went down with no degree. At College, while his friends were …

Children's Short Works, Vol. 014


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LibriVox’s Children’s Short Works Collection 014: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…

On Something


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“Now that story is a symbol, and tells the truth. We see some one thing in this world, and suddenly it becomes particular and sacramental; a…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 043


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Nineteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include the role of "people of color&…

Short Poetry Collection 115


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for December 2012.

Children's Short Works, Vol. 021


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LibriVox's Children's Short Works Collection 021: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…

On Everything


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Hillaire Belloc of French by birth, British by naturalization was a diverse and prolific writer of the early 20th century. His writing runs…

Soup of Alphabets, Volume 002


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A second helping of Alphabet Books! This collection has a wide-ranging variety of short books, and not only for younger readers, but also fo…

Short Poetry Collection 004


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 004: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 013


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 013: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 012


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 012: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Children's Short Works, Vol. 022


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LibriVox's Children's Short Works Collection 022: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…

Coffee Break Collection 029 - Dogs


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This is the 29th Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read stories or poems, fiction or non-fiction pieces of fifte…

Short Poetry Collection 007


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 007: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 103


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for December 2011.

Short Poetry Collection 035


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 035: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Verses


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A collection of poetry by Hilaire Belloc ranging from religious verses to drinking songs. - Summary by Larry Wilson

On


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Hilaire Belloc, French by birth, British by naturalization, was a diverse and prolific writer of the early 20th century. His writing runs th…

Short Poetry Collection 033


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 033: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 190


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This is a collection of 50 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for March 2019.

Short Poetry Collection 204


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This is a collection of 54 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for May 2020.

Short Poetry Collection 157


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This is a collection of 23 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for June 2016.

Short Poetry Collection 037


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 037: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 014


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 014: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

The Road


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"We are arrived at a chief turning-point in the history of the English highway. New instruments of locomotion, a greater volume of traf…

Short Poetry Collection 160


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This is a collection of 26 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for September 2016.

The Footpath Way: An Anthology for Walkers


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This 1911 anthology is a collection of musings on the pleasures, challenges, and experience of walking. It features some famous authors (Tho…

Short Poetry Collection 242


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This is a collection of 42 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for July 2023.

Short Poetry Collection 254


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This is a collection of 50 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers during July 2024.

First Chapter Collection 012


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The first chapter of a book is often the hook to draw a reader in. It could make you eager for more or realize it isn't for you. Here we off…