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  • First and Last

    Serier serie World Classics
    First and Last is a collection of essays by Hilaire Belloc, offering sharp insights on history, politics, literature, and human nature. Written over several decades, these pieces reflect Belloc’s wit, intellectual rigor, and deep commitment to Catholicism and Western tradition. He explores timeless themes such as the nature of power, the importance of property, the decline of civilization, and the ... Læs mere

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  • Hills and the Sea

    Serier serie World Classics
    In Hills and the Sea , Hilaire Belloc offers a lyrical celebration of the natural world, blending travel writing, philosophy, and personal reflection. With vivid prose and deep emotional resonance, he explores the spiritual and intellectual significance of landscapes—particularly the rolling hills and vast sea that symbolize freedom, permanence, and the divine order of creation. Drawing from his ... Læs mere

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  • On Something

    Serier serie World Classics
    In On Something, Hilaire Belloc delivers a collection of essays that blend wit, wisdom, and sharp social critique. Touching on themes such as human nature, politics, religion, and the absurdities of modern life, Belloc writes with characteristic eloquence and conviction. Each essay explores a different facet of existence, often revealing the deeper truths hidden in everyday matters. Though titled ... Læs mere

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  • On Nothing & Kindred Subjects

    Serier serie World Classics
    In On Nothing & Kindred Subjects, Hilaire Belloc masterfully blends humor, philosophy, and social commentary in a series of essays that explore seemingly trivial or abstract topics—what he playfully calls "Nothing." With wit and wisdom, Belloc delves into themes like idleness, the absurdities of conversation, and the fleeting nature of modern trends, all while revealing deeper truths about human ... Læs mere

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  • The Historic Thames

    Serier serie World Classics
    In The Historic Thames, Hilaire Belloc offers a richly woven exploration of the River Thames, blending history, geography, and personal reflection. Tracing the river’s course from its source to the sea, Belloc illuminates the landscapes, towns, and events that shaped England’s cultural and political identity. With lyrical prose and keen historical insight, he connects the river’s physical presence ... Læs mere

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  • On (Essays Collection) (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. On Nothing and Kindred Subjects, On Everything, On Anything, On Something, On

    On is an essay collection in the Bellocian manner: urbane, combative, comic, and unexpectedly meditative. Moving through subjects that appear casual yet disclose moral and historical weight, Belloc turns the familiar essay into an instrument of judgment and delight. His prose belongs to the lineage of Addison, Lamb, and Chesterton, but is sharpened by a Catholic, classical, and anti-modern ... Læs mere

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  • Robert Whyte's Famine Ship Diary 1847

    Redigeret af James Mangan ...
    The voyage of the 'coffin ship' Ajax, from Dublin to Grosse Île, the Canadian quarantine station as described in the contemporary diary of one of the passengers, Robert Whyte. Whyte was a Protestant gentleman of education and position, as well as being a professional writer who intended to publish his diary. The diary appeared in 1848. It is signed in the author's own handwriting and features ... Læs mere

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  • The Common Reader

    Virginia Woolf (January 25, 1882 - March 28, 1941) was a English author and feminist. Born Adeline Virginia Stephens in London she was brought up and educated at home. In 1895 following the death of her mother she had the first of numerous nervous breakdowns. Following the death of her father (Sir Leslie Stephen, a literary critic) in 1904, she moved with her sister and two brothers to a house in ... Læs mere

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  • Rambles Beyond Railways

    Notes in Cornwall Taken A-Foot

    Many popular nineteenth-century writers published travelogues and essay collections recounting their journeys at home and abroad, but few pulled off this feat with the polish and panache that beloved novelist Wilkie Collins brings to the task. Rambles Beyond Railways recounts a walking tour of Cornwall that Collins and a friend took together, and the vivid writing and charming observations are ... Læs mere

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  • Arthur Machen Collected Works

    23 Tales of Horror & Other Fiction Short Stories

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    "Arthur Machen Collected Works" is a collection of 23 horror tales and Other Fiction Short Stories by Arthur Machen. This is the biggest collection available as a single title. Included in this collection: 1. The Great God Pan 2. The Shining Pyramid The Three Imposters 3. The Novel of the Black Seal 4. The Novel of the White Powder 5. The Red Hand 6. The Hill of Dreams 7. The White People The ... Læs mere

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  • Essays - Hilaire Belloc

    This classic volume contains a collection of essays written by Hilaire Belloc. Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc (1870–1953) was an Anglo-French historian and author, considered to be one of the most productive English writers of the early twentieth century. The essays cover a range of topics, and were originally published in other works, including “The Path to Rome” (1903) and “The Eye-Witness” ... Læs mere

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  • The Art of Writing

    Long essay that begins: "There is nothing more disenchanting to man than to be shown the springs and mechanism of any art. All our arts and occupations lie wholly on the surface; it is on the surface that we perceive their beauty, fitness, and significance; and to pry below is to be appalled by their emptiness and shocked by the coarseness of the strings and pulleys. In a similar way, psychology ... Læs mere

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