Hilaire Belloc - Premium Collection: Historical Works, Writings on Economy, Essays & Fiction

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e-artnow presents to you this meticulously edited collection of Hilaire Belloc's greatest nonfiction works, as well as his novels, stories and poems. Hilaire Belloc was a British-French writer and historian and one of the most prolific writers in England during the early twentieth century. Belloc was also an orator, poet, sailor, satirist, writer of letters, soldier, and political activist. Contents: Nonfiction History The Book of the Bayeux Tapestry The Path to Rome The Old Road The French Revolution Blenheim Tourcoing Crécy Waterloo Malplaquet Poitiers First and Last Europe and the Faith Survivals and New Arrivals: The Old and New Enemies of the Catholic Church The Jews The Historic Thames A Change in the Cabinet A General Sketch of the European War: The First Phase The Two Maps of Europe Economics Servile State Essays Avril: Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance Hills and the Sea On Nothing and Kindred Subjects On Everything On Anything On Something This and That On The Free Press Fiction Novels & Short Stories The Mercy of Allah The Green Overcoat Poetry A Moral Alphabet Bad Child's Book of Beasts More Beasts For Worse Children The Modern Traveller Cautionary Tales for Children More Peers
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Table of Contents

HISTORY

THE BOOK OF THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY

INTRODUCTION

NOTES

THE PATH TO ROME

Praise of this book

The Path to Rome

THE OLD ROAD

ON THE ROAD AND THE. FASCINATION OF ANTIQUITY

THE THEORY OF THE OLD ROAD

THE EXPLORATION OF THE ROAD

FOOTNOTES:

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

PREFACE

I. THE POLITICAL THEORY OF THE REVOLUTION

FOOTNOTES:

II. ROUSSEAU

III. THE CHARACTERS OF THE REVOLUTION

KING LOUIS XVI

THE QUEEN

MIRABEAU

LA FAYETTE

DUMOURIEZ

DANTON

CARNOT

MARAT

ROBESPIERRE

FOOTNOTES:

IV. THE PHASES OF THE REVOLUTION

I. From May 1789 to 17th of July 1789

II. From the 17th of July 1789 to the 6th of Oct. 1789

III. From October 1789 to June 1791

IV. From June 1791 to September 1792

V. From the invasion of September 1792 to the establishment of the Committee of Public Safety, April 1793

VI. From April 1793 to July 1794

FOOTNOTES:

V. THE MILITARY ASPECT OF THE REVOLUTION

ONE

TWO

THREE

FOUR

FIVE

FOOTNOTES:

VI. THE REVOLUTION AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

FOOTNOTES:

BLENHEIM

PART I. THE POLITICAL OBJECTIVE

PART II. THE EARLY WAR

PART III. THE MARCH TO THE DANUBE

PART IV. THE SEVEN WEEKS—THE THREE PHASES

The First Phase

The Second Phase

The Third Phase

PART V. THE ACTION

Footnotes:

TOURCOING

PART I. THE POLITICAL CIRCUMSTANCE

PART II. THE GENERAL MILITARY SITUATION

PART III. THE PLAN OF THE ALLIES

PART IV. THE PRELIMINARIES OF THE BATTLE

PART V. THE TERRAIN

PART VI. THE ACTION

I. THE FIRST COLUMN UNDER BUSSCHE

II. THE SECOND AND THIRD COLUMNS UNDER OTTO AND THE DUKE OF YORK

III. THE FOURTH AND FIFTH COLUMNS UNDER KINSKY AND THE ARCH-DUKE CHARLES

SUMMARY OF SITUATION ON THE SOUTH BY THE EVENING OF SATURDAY, MAY 17th

CLERFAYT’S COLUMN

SUNDAY, MAY the 18th, 1794

Footnotes:

CRÉCY

INTRODUCTION

I. THE POLITICAL CIRCUMSTANCES

II. THE CAMPAIGN OF CRÉCY

III. THE PRELIMINARIES OF THE BATTLE

IV. THE TERRAIN OF CRÉCY

V. THE ACTION

Footnotes:

WATERLOO

I. THE POLITICAL OBJECT AND EFFECT OF THE WATERLOO CAMPAIGN

II. THE PRELIMINARIES: NAPOLEON’S ADVANCE ACROSS THE SAMBRE

The Advance

III. THE DECISIVE DAY

Friday the 16th of June. Quatre Bras and Ligny

LIGNY

Quatre Bras

IV. THE ALLIED RETREAT AND FRENCH ADVANCE UPON WATERLOO AND WAVRE

V. THE ACTION

The First Part of the Action

The Second Part of the Action

Footnotes:

MALPLAQUET

I. THE POLITICAL MEANING OF MALPLAQUET

II. THE SIEGE OF TOURNAI

III. THE MANŒUVRING FOR POSITION

IV. THE PRELIMINARIES OF THE BATTLE

V. THE ACTION

Footnotes:

POITIERS

INTRODUCTION

PART I. THE CAMPAIGN

PART II. THE PRELIMINARIES OF THE ACTION

PART III. THE TERRAIN

PART IV. THE ACTION

PART V. THE ASPECT OF THESE BATTLES

PART VI. THE RESULTS OF THE BATTLE

Footnotes:

FIRST AND LAST

ON WEIGHING ANCHOR

THE REVEILLON

ON CHEESES

THE CAPTAIN OF INDUSTRY

THE INVENTOR

THE VIEWS OF ENGLAND

THE LUNATIC

THE INHERITANCE OF HUMOUR

THE OLD GENTLEMAN'S OPINIONS

ON HISTORICAL EVIDENCE

THE ABSENCE OF THE PAST

ST. PATRICK

THE LOST THINGS

ON THE READING OF HISTORY

THE VICTORY

REALITY

ON THE DECLINE OF THE BOOK: [And Especially of the Historical Book]

JOSÉ MARIA DE HEREDIA

NORMANDY AND THE NORMANS

THE OLD THINGS

THE BATTLE OF HASTINGS. Related in the Manner of Oxford and Dedicated to that University

THE ROMAN ROADS IN PICARDY

THE REWARD OF LETTERS

THE EYE-OPENERS

THE PUBLIC

ON ENTRIES

COMPANIONS OF TRAVEL

ON THE SOURCES OF RIVERS

ON ERROR

THE GREAT SIGHT

THE DECLINE OF A STATE

ON PAST GREATNESS

MR. THE DUKE: THE MAN OF MALPLAQUET

THE GAME OF CARDS

"KING LEAR"

THE EXCURSION

THE TIDE

ON A GREAT WIND

THE LETTER

THE REGRET

THE END OF THE WORLD

EUROPE AND THE FAITH

INTRODUCTION

THE CATHOLIC CONSCIENCE OF HISTORY

I. WHAT WAS THE ROMAN EMPIRE?

II. WHAT WAS THE CHURCH IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE?

III. WHAT WAS THE "FALL" OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE?

IV. THE BEGINNING OF THE NATIONS

V. WHAT HAPPENED IN BRITAIN?

THE EVIDENCE

VI. THE DARK AGES

VII. THE MIDDLE AGES

VIII. WHAT WAS THE REFORMATION?

IX. THE DEFECTION OF BRITAIN

X. CONCLUSION

SURVIVALS AND NEW ARRIVALS: THE OLD AND NEW ENEMIES OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

INTRODUCTORY

CHAPTER I. THE TWO CULTURES

CHAPTER II. SURVIVALS

(i) The Biblical Attack

(ii) Materialism

(iii) The "Wealth and Power" Argument

(iv) The Historical Argument

(v) Scientific Negation

Endnotes

CHAPTER III. THE MAIN OPPOSITION

(i) Nationalism

(ii) Anti-Clericalism

(iii) The Modern Mind

Endnotes

CHAPTER IV. NEW ARRIVALS

CHAPTER V. THE OPPORTUNITY

THE JEWS

PREFACE

CHAPTER I. THE THESIS OF THIS BOOK

CHAPTER II. THE DENIAL OF THE PROBLEM

CHAPTER III. THE PRESENT PHASE OF THE PROBLEM

CHAPTER IV. THE GENERAL CAUSE OF FRICTION

CHAPTER V. THE SPECIAL CAUSES OF FRICTION

1. The Jewish Reliance upon Secrecy

2. The Expression of Superiority by the Jew

CHAPTER VI. THE CAUSE OF FRICTION UPON OUR SIDE

CHAPTER VII. THE ANTI-SEMITE

CHAPTER VIII. BOLSHEVISM

CHAPTER IX. THE POSITION IN THE WORLD AS A WHOLE

FOOTNOTE:

CHAPTER X. THE PRESENT RELATION BETWEEN THE ENGLISH STATE AND THE JEWS

CHAPTER XI. ZIONISM

CHAPTER XII. OUR DUTY

FOOTNOTE:

CHAPTER XIII. THEIR DUTY

CHAPTER XIV. VARIOUS THEORIES

FOOTNOTE:

CHAPTER XV. HABIT OR LAW?

THE HISTORIC THAMES

A CHANGE IN THE CABINET

CHAPTER I

CHAPTER II

CHAPTER III

CHAPTER IV

CHAPTER V

CHAPTER VI

CHAPTER VII

CHAPTER VIII

CHAPTER IX

CHAPTER X

CHAPTER XI

CHAPTER XII

CHAPTER XIII

CHAPTER XIV

CHAPTER XV

ON THE PSEUDOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS OF CARYLL’S GANGLIA

FOOTNOTES:

A GENERAL SKETCH OF THE EUROPEAN WAR: THE FIRST PHASE

INTRODUCTION

PLAN OF THIS BOOK

PART I. THE GENERAL CAUSES OF THE WAR

(I) The German Object

(2) Conflict produced by the Contrast of this German Attitude. or Will with the Wills of Other Nations

(3) Prussia

(4) Austria

(5) The Particular Causes of the War

(6) The Immediate Occasion of the War

PART II. THE FORCES OPPOSED

(1) The Geographical Position of the Belligerents

(2) The Opposing Strengths

(3) The Conflicting Theories of War

FOOTNOTES:

PART III. THE FIRST OPERATIONS

The Battle of Metz

Lemberg

Tannenberg

The Spirits in Conflict

FOOTNOTES:

THE TWO MAPS OF EUROPE

FOREWORD

THE TWO MAPS OF EUROPE

NUMBERS IN WAR

SUPPLY

WAR TO-DAY AND YESTERDAY

WHAT TO BELIEVE IN WAR NEWS

WHAT THE WAR HAS TAUGHT US

The Points at Issue

Lessons We Have Learnt

The Political Results

ECONOMICS

SERVILE STATE

INTRODUCTION

The Subject of This Book

SECTION ONE. DEFINITIONS

SECTION TWO. OUR CIVILISATION WAS ORIGINALLY SERVILE

SECTION THREE. HOW THE SERVILE INSTITUTION WAS FOR A TIME DISSOLVED

SECTION FOUR. HOW THE DISTRIBUTIVE STATE FAILED

SECTION FIVE. THE CAPITALIST STATE IN PROPORTION AS IT GROWS PERFECT GROWS UNSTABLE

SECTION SIX. THE STABLE SOLUTIONS OF THIS INSTABILITY

SECTION SEVEN. SOCIALISM IS THE EASIEST APPARENT SOLUTION OF THE CAPITALIST CRUX

SECTION EIGHT. THE REFORMERS AND REFORMED ARE ALIKE MAKING FOR THE SERVILE STATE

Appendix on “Buying-Out”

SECTION NINE. THE SERVILE STATE HAS BEGUN

CONCLUSION

Endnotes

ESSAYS

AVRIL: ESSAYS ON THE POETRY OF THE FRENCH RENAISSANCE

DEDICATION. TO. F.Y. ECCLES

CHARLES OF ORLEANS

THE COMPLAINT

THE COMPLAINT

THE TWO ROUNDELS OF SPRING

THE TWO ROUNDELS OF SPRING

HIS LOVE AT MORNING

THE FAREWELL

VILLON

THE DEAD LADIES

AN EXCERPT FROM THE GRANT TESTAMENT

THE BALLADE OF OUR LADY

THE DEAD LORDS

THE DIRGE

CLEMENT MAROT

OF COURTING LONG AGO

NOËL

TWO EPIGRAMS

TO HIS LADY IN SICKNESS

THE VINEYARD SONG

RONSARD

DIALOGUE WITH THE NINE SISTERS

THE EPITAPH ON RABELAIS

"MIGNONNE ALLONS VOIR SI LA ROSE."

THE "SONNETS FOR HÉLÈNE"

XLII

XLIII

JOACHIM DU BELLAY

EXTRACTS FROM THE "ANTIQUITEZ DE ROME."

III

IV

VI

THE SONNET OF EXILE

THE SONNET "HEUREUX QUI COMME ULYSSE."

THE WINNOWER'S HYMN TO THE WINDS

THE FUNERAL ODES OF THE DOG AND THE CAT

MALHERBE

EXTRACTS

EXTRACTS FROM THE "CONSOLATION OF DU PERRIER."

NOTES

CHARLES OF ORLEANS

VILLON

MAROT

RONSARD

DU BELLAY

MALHERBE

HILLS AND THE SEA

DEDICATION

TO. THE OTHER MAN. MR PHILIP KERSHAW

THE NORTH SEA

THE SINGER

ON "MAILS"

THE PYRENEAN HIVE

DELFT

THE WING OF DALUA

ON ELY

THE INN OF THE MARGERIDE

A FAMILY OF THE FENS

THE ELECTION

ARLES

THE GRIFFIN

THE FIRST DAY'S MARCH

THE SEA-WALL OF THE WASH

THE CERDAGNE

CARCASSONNE

LYNN

THE GUNS

THE LOOE STREAM

RONCESVALLES

THE SLANT OFF THE LAND

THE CANIGOU

THE MAN AND HIS WOOD

THE CHANNEL

THE MOWING OF A FIELD

THE ROMAN ROAD

THE ONION-EATER

THE RETURN TO ENGLAND

THE VALLEY OF THE ROTHER

THE CORONATION

THE MAN OF THE DESERT

THE DEPARTURE

THE IDEA OF A PILGRIMAGE

THE ARENA

AT THE SIGN OF THE LION

THE AUTUMN AND THE FALL OF LEAVES

THE GOOD WOMAN

THE HARBOUR IN THE NORTH

ON NOTHING AND KINDRED SUBJECTS

ON THE PLEASURE OF TAKING UP ONE'S PEN

ON GETTING RESPECTED IN INNS AND HOTELS

ON IGNORANCE

ON ADVERTISEMENT

ON A HOUSE

ONE THE ILLNESS OF MY MUSE

ON A DOG AND A MAN ALSO

ON TEA

ON THEM

ON RAILWAYS AND THINGS

ON CONVERSATIONS IN TRAINS

ON THE RETURN OF THE DEAD

ON THE APPROACH OF AN AWFUL DOOM

ON A RICH MAN WHO SUFFERED

ON A CHILD WHO DIED

ON A LOST MANUSCRIPT

ON A MAN WHO WAS PROTECTED BY ANOTHER MAN

ON NATIONAL DEBTS (WHICH ARE IMAGINARIES AND TRUE NOTHINGS OF STATE)

ON LORDS

ON JINGOES: IN THE SHAPE OF A WARNING

BEING

ON A WINGED HORSE AND THE EXILE WHO RODE HIM

ON A MAN AND HIS BURDEN

ON A FISHERMAN AND THE QUEST OF PEACE

ON A HERMIT WHOM I KNEW

OF AN UNKNOWN COUNTRY

ON A FAERY CASTLE

ON A SOUTHERN HARBOUR

ON A YOUNG MAN AND AN OLDER MAN

ON THE DEPARTURE OF A GUEST

ON DEATH

ON COMING TO AN END

ON EVERYTHING

ON SONG

ON AN EMPTY HOUSE

THE LANDFALL

THE LITTLE OLD MAN

THE LONG MARCH

ON SATURNALIA

A LITTLE CONVERSATION IN HEREFORDSHIRE

ON THE RIGHTS OF PROPERTY

THE ECONOMIST

A LITTLE CONVERSATION IN CARTHAGE

THE STRANGE COMPANION

THE VISITOR

A RECONSTRUCTION OF THE PAST

THE REASONABLE PRESS

ASMODEUS

THE DEATH OF THE COMIC AUTHOR

ON CERTAIN MANNERS AND CUSTOMS

THE STATESMAN

THE DUEL

ON A BATTLE, OR “JOURNALISM,” OR “POINTS OF VIEW”

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

A DESCENDANT OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

ON THE APPROACH TO WESTERN ENGLAND

THE WEALD

ON LONDON AND THE HOUSES IN IT

ON OLD TOWNS

A CROSSING OF THE HILLS

THE BARBER

ON HIGH PLACES

ON SOME LITTLE HORSES

ON STREAMS AND RIVERS

ON TWO MANUALS

ON FANTASTIC BOOKS

THE UNFORTUNATE MAN

THE CONTENTED MAN

THE MISSIONER

THE DREAM

THE SILENCE OF THE BATTLEFIELDS

NOVISSIMA HORA

ON REST

FOOTNOTE:

ON ANYTHING

ON BUILDING CASTLES IN SPAIN

ON CLAY

ON NO BOOK AND ITS ADVANTAGES AS A COMPANION TO TRAVEL

ON IRONY

ON THE SIMPLICITY OF WORDS

ON SECLUDED PLACES

ON PEOPLE IN BOOKS

ON THE EFFECT OF TIME

ON A POET

ON A PROPHET

ON BELIEVING

ON THE AIR OF THE DORDOGNE

ON THE SITES OF THE REVOLUTION

A SECRET LETTER

THE SHADOWS

THE CANVASSER

THE ABSTRACTED MAN

ON THE METHOD OF HISTORY

ON HISTORY IN TRAVEL

ON THE TRAVELLER

ON MILTON

HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN

THE CHRISTMAS OF 1808

ON COMMUNICATIONS

ASTARTE

THE HUNGRY STUDENT

THE BRIGAND OF RADICOFANI

THE HONEST MAN AND THE DEVIL

COMPIÈGNE

THE CANDOUR OF MATURITY

THE FOG

THE SPANIARD

THE FORTRESS

THE HUNTER

OUR INHERITANCE

THE NEW ROAD

ON TWO TOWNS

THE JUDGMENT OF ROBESPIERRE

ON SOMETHING

A PLEA FOR THE SIMPLER DRAMA

THE CRISIS

DRAMATIS PERSONÆ

ON A NOTEBOOK

ON UNKNOWN PEOPLE

ON A VAN TROMP

HIS CHARACTER

ON THRUPPENNY BITS

ON THE HOTEL AT PALMA AND A PROPOSED GUIDE-BOOK

THE DEATH OF WANDERING PETER

THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE

A NORFOLK MAN

THE ODD PEOPLE

LETTER OF ADVICE AND APOLOGY TO A YOUNG BURGLAR

THE MONKEY QUESTION: AN APPEAL TO COMMON SENSE

THE EMPIRE BUILDER

CAEDWALLA

A UNIT OF ENGLAND

THE RELIC

THE IRONMONGER

A FORCE IN GAUL

ON BRIDGES

ON BRIDGES

A BLUE BOOK

PERIGEUX OF THE PERIGORD

THE POSITION

HOME

THE WAY TO FAIRYLAND

THE PORTRAIT OF A CHILD

ON EXPERIENCE

ON IMMORTALITY

ON SACRAMENTAL THINGS

IN PATRIA

THIS AND THAT

PREFACE TO THE READER

I. AN OPEN LETTER TO A YOUNG DIPLOMATIST

II. ON PEDANTS

III. ON ATHEISM

IV. ON FAME

V. ON REST

VI. ON DISCOVERY

VII. ON INNS

VIII. ON ROWS

IX. THE PLEASANT PLACE

X. ON OMENS

XI. THE BOOK

XII. THE SERVANTS OF THE RICH

XIII. THE JOKE

XIV. THE SPY

XV. THE YOUNG PEOPLE

XVI. ETHANDUNE

XVII. THE DEATH OF ROBERT THE STRONG

XVIII. THE CROOKED STREETS

XIX. THE PLACE APART

XX. THE EBRO PLAIN

XXI. THE LITTLE RIVER

XXII. SOME LETTERS OF SHAKESPEARE'S TIME

XXIII. ON ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE GREAT

XXIV. ON LYING

XXV. THE DUPE

XXVI. THE LOVE OF ENGLAND

XXVII. THE STORM

XXVIII. THE VALLEY

XXIX. A CONVERSATION IN ANDORRA

XXX. PARIS AND THE EAST

XXXI. THE HUMAN CHARLATAN

XXXII. THE BARBARIANS

XXXIII. ON KNOWING THE PAST

XXXIV. THE HIGHER CRITICISM

XXXV. THE FANATIC

XXXVI. A LEADING ARTICLE

XXXVII. THE OBITUARY NOTICE

XXXVIII. THE "MERRY ROME" COLUMN

XXXIX. OPEN LETTER TO A YOUNG PARASITE

XL. ON DROPPING ANCHOR

ON

ON ACHMET BOULEE BEY

ON AN EDUCATIONAL REFORM

ON KIND HEARTS BEING MORE THAN CORONETS

ON MUMBO-JUMBO

ON FOOTNOTES

FOOTNOTES:

A FEW KIND WORDS TO MAMMON

ON TREVES

ON THE CATHEDRAL OF SEVILLE AND "THE MISANTHROPE"

ON THE "BUCOLICS" OF VIRGIL, A CAFÉ IN PARIS, THE LENGTH OF ESSAYS, PHŒBUS, BACCHUS, A WANTON MAID, AND OTHER MATTERS

ON TITLES

ON BAD VERSE

THE UNITED POETS

ON CONVINCING PEOPLE

ON CONTROVERSY

ON INACCURACY

ON TECHNICAL WORDS

ON THE ACCURSED CLIMATE

ON ACCENT

ON TRUTH AND THE ADMIRALTY

A SHORT ADVENTURE

ON SAILING THE SEAS

OFF EXMOUTH

ON A PIECE OF ROPE

"ULTIMA RATIO"

ON A TAG PROVIDER

ON "AND"

THE CAD'S ENCYCLOPÆDIA

ON THE MELTING OF THE ICE

ON THE HATRED OF NUMBERS

ON THE LAST INFIRMITY

THE FREE PRESS

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

X

XI

A

B

C

XII

1

2

3

4

The Political Lawyers

XIII

XIV

XV

XVI

XVII

FOOTNOTES:

XVIII

XIX

XX

NOVELS & SHORT STORIES

THE MERCY OF ALLAH

CHAPTER I. ENTITLED AL-RAFSAT, OR THE KICK

CHAPTER II. ENTITLED AL-DURAR, OR THE PEARLS

CHAPTER III. ENTITLED AL-TAWAJIN, OR THE PIPKINS

CHAPTER IV. ENTITLED AL-KANTARA, OR THE BRIDGE

CHAPTER V. ENTITLED MILH, OR SALT

CHAPTER VI. ENTITLED AL-WUKALÁ, OR THE LAWYERS

CHAPTER VII. ENTITLED AL-GHANAMAT, OR THE SHEEP

CHAPTER VIII. ENTITLED AL-BUSTÁN, OR THE ORCHARD

CHAPTER IX. ENTITLED AL-JAMAL WA’L-NAKHL, OR CAMELS AND DATES

CHAPTER X. ENTITLED AL-HISĀN, OR THE HORSE

CHAPTER XI. ENTITLED AL-WALI, OR THE HOLY ONE

CHAPTER XII. ENTITLED AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY

CHAPTER XIII. ENTITLED AL-FULÚS AL-MASNÚ MIN AL-QIRTÁS, OR THE MONEY MADE OF PAPER

CHAPTER XIV. ENTITLED ITMI’NÁN AL-NAFS, OR THE PEACE OF THE SOUL

THE GREEN OVERCOAT

CHAPTER I

In which the Green Overcoat takes a Journey

CHAPTER II

In which a Philosopher wrestles with the Problem of Identity

CHAPTER III

In which the Green Overcoat appears as a point of religion by not being there

CHAPTER IV

In which it is seen that University training fits one for a business career

CHAPTER V

In which Solitude is unable to discover the charms which Sages have seen in her face

CHAPTER VI

In which Professor Higginson Begins to Taste the Sweets of Fame

CHAPTER VII

In which Professor Higginson goes on tasting them

CHAPTER VIII

In which Professor Higginson gets those sweets by the wagon-load, and also hears how Men are Made

CHAPTER IX

In which the Green Overcoat begins to assert itself

CHAPTER X

In which a Descendant of the Crusaders refuses to harbour stolen goods

CHAPTER XI

In which a Pole is less scrupulous

CHAPTER XII

In which the Readerkin will, if he has an ounce of brains, begin to catch the inevitable Denoumong of the Imbroglio

CHAPTER XIII

In which the Subliminal Consciousness gives itself away

CHAPTER XIV

In which, incredible as it may seem, a non-Pole has the better of a Pole

CHAPTER XV

In which three young men eat, and not only eat, but drink

CHAPTER XVI

In which cross-examination is conducted "en échelon," and if you, don't know what that means I can't help you

CHAPTER XVII

In which a Professor professes nothing, a Lecture is not delivered, and yet something happens

CHAPTER XVIII

In which the Green Overcoat triumphs and comes home

POETRY

A MORAL ALPHABET

DEDICATION

BAD CHILD'S BOOK OF BEASTS

INTRODUCTION

THE YAK

THE POLAR BEAR

THE LION

THE TIGER

THE DROMEDARY

THE WHALE

THE CAMEL

THE HIPPOPOTAMUS

THE DODO

THE MARMOZET

THE CAMELOPARD

THE LEARNED FISH

THE ELEPHANT

THE BIG BABOON

THE RHINOCEROS

THE FROG

MORE BEASTS FOR WORSE CHILDREN

INTRODUCTION

FOOTNOTE:

THE PYTHON

THE WELSH MUTTON

THE PORCUPINE

FOOTNOTE:

THE SCORPION

THE CROCODILE

THE VULTURE

THE BISON

THE VIPER

THE LLAMA

THE CHAMOIS

THE FROZEN MAMMOTH

THE MICROBE

THE MODERN TRAVELLER

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

X

XI

XII

XIII

XIV

CAUTIONARY TALES FOR CHILDREN

INTRODUCTION

JIM

HENRY KING

MATILDA

FRANKLIN HYDE

MORAL

GODOLPHIN HORNE

ALGERNON

HILDEBRAND

LORD LUNDY

LORD LUNDY

REBECCA

GEORGE

MORAL

CHARLES AUGUSTUS FORTESCUE

MORE PEERS

LORD ROEHAMPTON

LORD CALVIN

LORD HENRY CHASE

LORD HEYGATE

LORD EPSOM

LORD FINCHLEY

LORD ALI-BABA

LORD HIPPO

LORD UNCLE TOM

LORD LUCKY

LORD CANTON

LORD ABBOTT

VERSES AND SONNETS

VERSES

THE NIGHT

HOMAGE

CUCKOO!

SONNETS

THE HARBOUR

HER YOUTH

LOVE AND HONOUR

HER MUSIC

HER FAITH

HER GIFT IN A GARDEN

THE CHECK

THE POOR OF LONDON

GROTESQUES

NOËL

THE EARLY MORNING

AUVERGNAT

THE WORLD’S END

FILLE-LA-HAINE

THE MOON’S FUNERAL

THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE

EPIGRAMS

ON PERKINS—AN ACTOR

ON SLOP—A POET

ON TORTURE—A SINGER

ON SUBTLE—A REVIEWER

ON PAUNCH—A PARASITE

ON PUGLEY—A DON

SONNETS OF THE TWELVE MONTHS

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

MARCH

APRIL

MAY

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

VERSES

INTRODUCTION

II

III

IV

V

TO DIVES

STANZAS WRITTEN ON BATTERSEA. BRIDGE DURING A SOUTH-WESTERLY. GALE

THE SOUTH COUNTRY

THE FANATIC

NOËL

I

II

III

IV

THE EARLY MORNING

THE BIRDS

OUR LORD AND OUR LADY

IN A BOAT

COURTESY

THE NIGHT

THE LEADER

A BIVOUAC

I

II

III

TO THE BALLIOL MEN STILL IN AFRICA

VERSES TO A LORD

THE REBEL

THE PROPHET LOST IN THE HILLS. AT EVENING

SONG

I

II

THE RING

CUCKOO!

THE MIRROR

THE LITTLE SERVING MAID

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

THE END OF THE ROAD

AUVERGNAT

DRINKING SONG

DRINKING DIRGE

ENVOI

WEST SUSSEX DRINKING SONG

A BALLAD ON SOCIOLOGICAL. ECONOMICS

AN ORACLE

HERETICS ALL

THE DEATH AND LAST CONFESSION. OF WANDERING PETER

DEDICATORY ODE

FOOTNOTES:

DEDICATION ON THE GIFT OF A. BOOK TO A CHILD

DEDICATION OF A CHILD’S BOOK. OF IMAGINARY TALES

HOMAGE

I

II

FILLE-LA-HAINE

THE MOON’S FUNERAL

I

II

THE HAPPY JOURNALIST

LINES TO A DON

NEWDIGATE POEM

FOOTNOTES:

THE YELLOW MUSTARD

ON HYGIENE

THE FALSE HEART

SONNET UPON GOD, THE WINE. GIVER

THE POLITICIAN. OR THE IRISH EARLDOM

SHORT BALLAD AND. POSTSCRIPT ON CONSOLS

I

II

III

SONNETS AND VERSE

I. SONNETS

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

X

XI

XII

XIII

XIV

XV

XVI

XVII

XVIII

XIX

XX

XXI

XXII

XXIII

XXIV

XXV

XXVI

XXVII

XXVIII

XXIX

XXX

XXXI

II. LYRICAL, DIDACTIC AND GROTESQUE

TO DIVES

STANZAS WRITTEN ON BATTERSEA BRIDGE DURING A SOUTH-WESTERLY GALE

THE SOUTH COUNTRY

THE FANATIC

THE EARLY MORNING

OUR LORD AND OUR LADY

COURTESY

THE NIGHT

THE LEADER

A BIVOUAC

I

II

III

TO THE BALLIOL MEN STILL IN AFRICA

THE REBEL

THE PROPHET LOST IN THE HILLS AT EVENING

THE END OF THE ROAD

AN ORACLE. THAT WARNED THE WRITER WHEN ON PILGRIMAGE

THE DEATH AND LAST CONFESSION OF WANDERING PETER

DEDICATORY ODE

DEDICATION ON THE GIFT OF A BOOK TO A CHILD

DEDICATION OF A CHILD’S BOOK OF IMAGINARY TALES. WHEREIN WRONG-DOERS SUFFER

HOMAGE

I

II

THE MOON’S FUNERAL

I

II

THE HAPPY JOURNALIST

LINES TO A DON

NEWDIGATE POEM

THE YELLOW MUSTARD

THE POLITICIAN OR THE IRISH EARLDOM

THE LOSER

III. SONGS

NOËL

I

II

III

IV

THE BIRDS

IN A BOAT

SONG

I

II

THE RING

CUCKOO!

THE LITTLE SERVING MAID

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

AUVERGNAT

DRINKING SONG. ON THE EXCELLENCE OF BURGUNDY WINE

DRINKING DIRGE

ENVOI

WEST SUSSEX DRINKING SONG

Chorus

Chorus

A BALLAD ON SOCIOLOGICAL ECONOMICS

HERETICS ALL

HA’NACKER MILL

TARANTELLA

THE CHAUNTY OF THE “NONA”

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

THE WINGED HORSE

I

II

III

IV

STREPHON’S SONG

IV. BALLADES

SHORT BALLADE AND POSTSCRIPT ON CONSOLS AND BOERS

I

II

III

Envoi

BALLADE OF THE UNANSWERED QUESTION

I

II

III

Envoi

BALLADE TO OUR LADY OF CZESTOCHOWA

I

II

III

Envoi

BALLADE OF HELL AND OF MRS ROEBECK

I

II

III

Envoi

BALLADE OF UNSUCCESSFUL MEN

I

II

III

Envoi

BALLADE OF THE HERESIARCHS

I

II

III

Envoi

V. EPIGRAMS

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

X

XI

XII

XIII

XIV

XV

XVI

XVII

XVIII

XIX

XX

XXI

XXII

XXIII

XXIV

XXV

XXVI

VI. THE BALLAD OF VAL-ÈS-DUNES

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

X

XI

XII

XIII

XIV

XV

XVI

XVII

XVIII

XIX

XX

XXI

FOOTNOTES:

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