The Economist

On Everything

by Hilaire BELLOC (1870 - 1953)

Hillaire Belloc of 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 the barber, the duel, reflections on war and religion. Some are in the form of drama, dialogue and letters but always engaging with wit and satire. - Summary by Larry WilsonProof-listened by LynnJM and ADKreader

Listen next episodes of On Everything:
A Crossing of the Hills , A Descendant of William Shakespeare , A Little Conversation in Carthage , A Reconstruction of the Past , Asmodeus , Novissima Hora , On a Battle, or “Journalism,” or “Points of View” , On Certain Manners and Customs , On Fantastic Books , On High Places , On London and the Houses in It , On Old Towns , On Rest , On Some Little Horses , On Streams and Rivers , On the Approach to Western England , On Two Manuals , The Barber , The Contented Man , The Death of the Comic Author , The Dream , The Duel , The Missioner , The Reasonable Press , The Silence of the Battlefields , The Statesman , The Strange Companion , The Unfortunate Man , The Visitor , The Weald