| Author: | Hilaire Belloc, Delphi Classics | ISBN: | 9781910630976 |
| Publisher: | Delphi Classics | Publication: | December 15, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Hilaire Belloc, Delphi Classics |
| ISBN: | 9781910630976 |
| Publisher: | Delphi Classics |
| Publication: | December 15, 2009 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
The Anglo-French writer and historian, Hilaire Belloc also found fame as an orator, poet, sailor, satirist, soldier and political activist, whose comic verses and collaborations with G. K. Chesterton cemented his literary reputation during the early twentieth century. This comprehensive eBook presents a comprehensive collection of Belloc’s works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Belloc’s life and works
* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts
* ALL novels available in the US public domain, with individual contents tables
* Rare novels available in no other collection
* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Famous works are fully illustrated with their original artwork, including Chesterton’s illustrations
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry
* Easily locate the poems you want to read
* Includes a large selection of Belloc’s non-fiction - spend hours exploring the author’s varied works
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
CONTENTS:
The Novels
EMMANUEL BURDEN, MERCHANT
MR. CLUTTERBUCK’S ELECTION
A CHANGE IN THE CABINET
PONGO AND THE BULL
THE FOUR MEN: A FARRAGO
THE GIRONDIN
THE GREEN OVERCOAT
The Poetry Collections
THE BAD CHILD’S BOOK OF BEASTS
MORE BEASTS FOR WORSE CHILDREN
A MORAL ALPHABET
CAUTIONARY TALES FOR CHILDREN
MORE PEERS
The Poems
LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
The Translation
THE ROMANCE OF TRISTAN AND ISEULT
The Non-Fiction
THE PATH TO ROME
AVRIL: ESSAYS ON THE FRENCH RENAISSANCE
THE OLD ROAD: FROM CANTERBURY TO WINCHESTER
INTRODUCTION TO ‘Essays in Literature and History’
HILLS AND THE SEA
THE HISTORIC THAMES
ON NOTHING AND KINDRED SUBJECTS
ON SOMETHING
FIRST AND LAST
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
SIX BRITISH BATTLES
A GENERAL SKETCH OF THE EUROPEAN WAR, THE FIRST PHASE
THE FREE PRESS
EUROPE AND THE FAITH
THE MOWING OF A FIELD
THE MERCY OF ALLAH
PREFACE TO ‘Kai Lung’s Golden Hours’
Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks
The Anglo-French writer and historian, Hilaire Belloc also found fame as an orator, poet, sailor, satirist, soldier and political activist, whose comic verses and collaborations with G. K. Chesterton cemented his literary reputation during the early twentieth century. This comprehensive eBook presents a comprehensive collection of Belloc’s works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Belloc’s life and works
* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts
* ALL novels available in the US public domain, with individual contents tables
* Rare novels available in no other collection
* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Famous works are fully illustrated with their original artwork, including Chesterton’s illustrations
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry
* Easily locate the poems you want to read
* Includes a large selection of Belloc’s non-fiction - spend hours exploring the author’s varied works
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
CONTENTS:
The Novels
EMMANUEL BURDEN, MERCHANT
MR. CLUTTERBUCK’S ELECTION
A CHANGE IN THE CABINET
PONGO AND THE BULL
THE FOUR MEN: A FARRAGO
THE GIRONDIN
THE GREEN OVERCOAT
The Poetry Collections
THE BAD CHILD’S BOOK OF BEASTS
MORE BEASTS FOR WORSE CHILDREN
A MORAL ALPHABET
CAUTIONARY TALES FOR CHILDREN
MORE PEERS
The Poems
LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
The Translation
THE ROMANCE OF TRISTAN AND ISEULT
The Non-Fiction
THE PATH TO ROME
AVRIL: ESSAYS ON THE FRENCH RENAISSANCE
THE OLD ROAD: FROM CANTERBURY TO WINCHESTER
INTRODUCTION TO ‘Essays in Literature and History’
HILLS AND THE SEA
THE HISTORIC THAMES
ON NOTHING AND KINDRED SUBJECTS
ON SOMETHING
FIRST AND LAST
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
SIX BRITISH BATTLES
A GENERAL SKETCH OF THE EUROPEAN WAR, THE FIRST PHASE
THE FREE PRESS
EUROPE AND THE FAITH
THE MOWING OF A FIELD
THE MERCY OF ALLAH
PREFACE TO ‘Kai Lung’s Golden Hours’
Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks
