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No Dust Jacket. 5 3/4" x 9". No marks. Binding is loose but fully intact. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Edges browned slightly. Minor water damage to covers, text unaffected. NOT ex-library. Shipped Under 1 kilogram. Biography & Autobiography; Inventory 023247.
267 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1923
About the author
Hilaire Belloc
645 books422 followersJoseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc, French-born British writer, is considered a master of light English prose and also widely known for his droll verse, especially
The Bad Child's Book of Beasts
in 1896.
The sharp wit of Belloc, an historian, poet, and orator, extended across a large literary output and strong political and religious convictions. Throughout his career, he prolifically wrote across a range of genres and produced histories, essays, travelogues, poetry, and satirical works.
Cautionary Tales for Children collects humorous yet dark morals, and the historical works of Hilaire Belloc often reflected his staunch Catholicism and critique of Protestant interpretations. He led advocates of an economic theory that promoted and championed distribution of small-scale property ownership as a middle ground between capitalism and socialism, alongside Gilbert Keith Chesterton, his close friend.
In politics, Hilaire Belloc served as a member of Parliament for the Liberal party, but the establishment disillusioned him. His polemical style and strong opinions made him a controversial figure, who particularly viewed modernism, secularism, and financial capitalism as threats to traditional Christian society in his critiques.
The sharp wit of Belloc, an historian, poet, and orator, extended across a large literary output and strong political and religious convictions. Throughout his career, he prolifically wrote across a range of genres and produced histories, essays, travelogues, poetry, and satirical works.
Cautionary Tales for Children collects humorous yet dark morals, and the historical works of Hilaire Belloc often reflected his staunch Catholicism and critique of Protestant interpretations. He led advocates of an economic theory that promoted and championed distribution of small-scale property ownership as a middle ground between capitalism and socialism, alongside Gilbert Keith Chesterton, his close friend.
In politics, Hilaire Belloc served as a member of Parliament for the Liberal party, but the establishment disillusioned him. His polemical style and strong opinions made him a controversial figure, who particularly viewed modernism, secularism, and financial capitalism as threats to traditional Christian society in his critiques.
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February 27, 2026
an interesting take on the nuance and differences between England and the USA.
Mr Belloc focuses on several aspects that he observed in his travels and also the issues of the conflation of the two cultures, nationalities.
He also highlights some issues which may have been quite prophetic based on the time when this book was released.
Mr Belloc focuses on several aspects that he observed in his travels and also the issues of the conflation of the two cultures, nationalities.
He also highlights some issues which may have been quite prophetic based on the time when this book was released.
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