Publisher's Synopsis
Essays by Hiliare Belloc: ON WEIGHING ANCHORTHE REVEILLONON CHEESESTHE CAPTAIN OF INDUSTRYTHE INVENTORTHE VIEWS OF ENGLANDTHE LUNATICTHE INHERITANCE OF HUMOURTHE OLD GENTLEMAN'S OPINIONSON HISTORICAL EVIDENCETHE ABSENCE OF THE PASTST. PATRICKTHE LOST THINGSON THE READING OF HISTORYTHE VICTORYREALITYON THE DECLINE OF THE BOOKJOSÉ MARIA DE HEREDIANORMANDY AND THE NORMANSTHE OLD THINGSTHE BATTLE OF HASTINGSTHE ROMAN ROADS IN PICARDYTHE REWARD OF LETTERSTHE EYE-OPENERSTHE PUBLICON ENTRIESCOMPANIONS OF TRAVELON THE SOURCES OF RIVERSON ERRORTHE GREAT SIGHTTHE DECLINE OF A STATEON PAST GREATNESS4MR. THE DUKE: THE MAN OF MALPLAQUETTHE GAME OF CARDS"KING LEAR"THE EXCURSIONTHE TIDEON A GREAT WINDTHE LETTERTHE REGRETTHE END OF THE WORLD
