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Hilaire Belloc was one of the 20th century's most prolific historians, and he wrote seminal works about European history in a variety of periods and places.

Hilaire Belloc, in full Joseph-Hilaire-Pierre-Ren Belloc, (born July 27, 1870, La Celle-Saint-Cloud, Fr.--died July 16, 1953, Guildford, Surrey, Eng.), French-born poet, historian, and essayist who was among the most versatile English writers of the first quarter of the 20th... Read Full Overview

Great boats are moored in the Southern Basin, each with two head ropes to a buoy, so that the front of them makes a kind of entanglement such as is used to defend the front of a position in warfare.

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Hills and the Sea, first published in 1906 to critical acclaim, collects thirty-eight of Hilaire Belloc's essays, spanning several periods of time and travel. The New York Times noted, " This] book abounds in sweetness and light, and one must be something more than... Read Full Overview

Hilaire Belloc, in full Joseph-Hilaire-Pierre-Ren Belloc, (born July 27, 1870, La Celle-Saint-Cloud, Fr.--died July 16, 1953, Guildford, Surrey, Eng.), French-born poet, historian, and essayist who was among the most versatile English writers of the first quarter of the 20th... Read Full Overview

Joseph Hilaire Pierre Ren? Belloc (27 July 1870 - 16 July 1953) was a Franco-English writer and historian of the early twentieth century. Belloc was also an orator, poet, sailor, satirist, writer of letters, soldier, and political activist. His Catholic faith had a strong effect... Read Full Overview

There were once two men. They were men of might and breeding. They were young, they were intolerant, they were hale. Were there for humans as there is for dogs a tribunal to determine excellence; were there judges of anthropoidal points and juries to, give prizes for manly race,... Read Full Overview

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Hills and the Sea is a collection of essays written by Hilaire Belloc and originally published in 1906. The book is divided into two parts: the first part focuses on the hills of England, while the second part explores the coastlines and seas of Europe. Belloc's writing is descriptive... Read Full Overview

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