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1. Cautionary Tales for Children by Hilaire Belloc | |
Paperback: 26
Pages
(2010-07-06)
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Kindle edition is awful
Witty and wonderful even if you get the free out-of-copyright version
Short and to the point...but still short
Revisiting CAutionary Tales
Dark humor and delightful drawings |
2. The Path to Rome (Classic Reprint) by Hilaire Belloc | |
Paperback: 464
Pages
(2010-10-13)
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Inspiring
Drawings in Original Are Left Out of This Edition
Kindle Version -- poor formatting!
Francis Quinlan's Comment
It's all about the journey |
3. The Crusades: The World's Debate by Hilaire Belloc | |
Paperback: 250
Pages
(2009-05-01)
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Good and thorough
Extremely relevant in light of current events
Review from the Publisher
Clarifying a misunderstood period of history If the reader is seeking a comprehensive review of all fourCrusades (or more depending on the historian doing the counting), he woulddo better looking for another tome, because Belloc concentrates his effortson the First Crusade, which was arguably the most successful since theresult was the capture of a majority of the Holy Land and Jerusalem fornearly a century, a feat never later repeated. Writing in 1937, Bellocmanages a prescient guess at the import of the events he relates, warningthat Islam would once again rise to confront the European, Christianstates. This was before the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in the 1970s,before the end of Europe's domination of the Arabic world throughcolonization, and a decade before Israel was carved out of Palestine afterthe end of World War II. Belloc's first achievement is to describe thestate of feudal Europe at the beginning of the second millennium of Christ,showing the tenuous hold of the various kings over their nominal subjectsand describing how the real secular powers, the feudal dukes and counts,had become so after inheriting their domains through the centuries from theformer Roman governors who held the lands as the empire crumbled. Thefeudal mindset was crucial to the initial success and eventual failure ofthe crusades to accomplish their goal of holding the Holy Lands and denyingthem to Islam. The inability to coordinate militarily with others ofnear-equal rank, the jockeying for power, and the lack of a strategic viewall eventually came to mean the loss of Jerusalem. Belloc takes great painsto describe how various military decisions contributed to both wins andlosses for the Crusaders and shows how the decision not to take Damascuswhen it was available at the start of the Crusade eventually resulted inthe final defeat at Hattin. Contrary to current myths, the Crusades werenot a simple bloody campaign by Christian knights against the peacefulMuslims of the Middle East. The truth is always more complex than theone-sentence explanation. Rather, the Crusades were an attempt to stop themarauding attacks on unarmed pilgrims making religious visits to the HolyLand. It also shored up the Byzantine Empire after the terrible defeat atManzikert in 1071 at the hands of the Asian Muslim "Turks". TheCrusades freed native Christians of the Middle East from their oppressiveMuslim masters. Did the Crusaders do things that would seem un-Christianto us? Does the seeming bloodthirstiness of both sides make us uneasy? Yesto both questions, but Belloc's gift is to make his readers understand thatnot everything can be judged fairly through 20th century eyes. We mustunderstand the people of the time and their thinking to understand thewhy's and how's. Bottom Line : The Crusades is a good book. I wassurprised at its emphasis on military and political matters over thereligious issues, but it was a pleasant surprise, because the topics becamefascinating. I do wish the book contained more maps and diagrams,especially of the battles since my ability to diagram the events in my mindis limited. And the unflattering references to Islam and Muslims by Bellocsometimes made me cringe as I imagine how they would play in thesepolitically correct times. But overall, the book accomplishes its goal ofexplaining the who, what, where, when, why, and how of the First Crusade.
A superb analysis of the 1st crusade. |
4. An Essay on the Restoration of Property by Hilaire Belloc | |
Paperback: 104
Pages
(2002-10-01)
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Steps Toward the Distributive State
Towards a Restoration of Property. |
5. Essays of a Catholic by Hilaire Belloc | |
Paperback: 245
Pages
(2009-05-01)
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A Clear Assessement of 20th. Century Trends
Triumph of Reason
Top Drawer Thinking |
6. On something by Hilaire Belloc | |
Paperback: 290
Pages
(2010-08-17)
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7. The Great Heresies by Belloc Hilaire | |
Paperback: 132
Pages
(2009-12-28)
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A Prophet Looks at The Five Great Attacks on Christianity
One star for the Publisher warning
A Calvinist view of heresy.
The Great Heresies
Pay Attention to Publisher Listed |
8. Old Thunder: A Life of Hilaire Belloc by Joseph Pearce | |
Hardcover: 352
Pages
(2002-08)
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Editorial Review Product Description As President of the Oxford Union, he immersed himself in historical studies and championed Catholicism. Later, as a Liberal MP, he became disillusioned with party politics, expressing his sentiments about both socialism and capitalism in his novels and pamphlets. Considered one of the most important Christian writers of the twentieth century, admired for his understanding of modern England and in the company of men like Sassoon, G.K. Chesterton and Waugh, Belloc's fascinating character is wonderfully brought to light in all his whimsicality. Opening up the personality for the reader is the story of his long courtship of Elodie Hogan from Napa, California that overcame all sorts of hurdles, including her brief stint in a convent, and his desolation after her death. With access to previously unpublished material in the form of Belloc's letters and photographs, Joseph Pearce's major new biography uncovers a romantic, complex, and solitary character. Illustrated. Customer Reviews (5)
Fascinating reading Here I have to say something about the reviewer who gave it two stars.I understand his feelings, I think, but his view of history is somewhat distorted: I'm sure he'd agree that the Catholic Reformation and Counter-Reformation were even more energetic with "intelligence and activity" than the Catholic Revival - with all of the saints, missionaries, scholars, artists and composers who worked to bring Europe and all the world to Christ.That said, the Catholic revival (literary and otherwise) was a unique and exhilarating period in the Church.It was not a "last twitching" before a "long decline" - the revival began in the early 19th century and continued about 60 years into the 20th.The decline was not long and slow but sudden and catastrophic - it has been going about 35 years.Every empirically measurable statistic in the 20th cen. Church - Mass attendance, vocations, converts, belief in key doctrines, etc. - shows either a high, constant rate or a steady upward trend - until the 1960's, when there is a sudden, almost exponential drop.The Church just hits a wall.It can't be wholy blamed on "sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll"; there is no equivalent collapse in Protestant denominations.Everything was just different after the council and the new Mass and all that.It's a good thing that Belloc didn't have to see this - it would have broken his heart.On the other hand, we need his fighting spirit now more than ever... The "atmosphere of English Catholicism".I think Pearse does convey some of this.What struck me when I began to read English Catholic literature was this overpowering sense of elegy, and an awareness of injustice past and present that was almost too painful to read - but all of it balanced by levity and satire and soldierly faith. It was quite intoxicating to someone young and idealistic, and unaccustomed to it.It is found in many writers - you could almost tell that JRR Tolkien was an English Catholic just by reading "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Silmarilion".It even turns up in Chesterton's detective stories... I think that Pearse does give us some of this atmosphere, but he is not really relating Belloc to the post-conciliar Church.A lot of Catholic authors today just don't want to think about this disparity - Pearse included?I hope not.Anyway, this is a very enjoyable biography with many stories of Belloc's life - his travels to Rome and America, his exploits in Parliament (with excerpts from his very provocative speeches!) his friendships with Chesterton and Maurice Baring... I still wish that Pearse would put photographs in his books through.Oh well.
No One Can Top Pearce On Belloc If you enjoy literary biography, you'll find Pearce is a master.Jump in with "Old Thunder" and make the rounds through all of Pearce's work.
Old Thunder - Evangelical Catholicism Historians and biographers such as Joseph Pearce seem to be held in low regard by their peers.Nonetheless, in bringing charaters such as Belloc to the less well read they are invaluable. The value of this book is also multiplied by Mr. Pearce's prose.Few writers of non-fiction are so preasurable to read.Old Thunder is an extraordinary biography.
Catholic Brilliance Leading Nowhere A book about Belloc, who used his considerable talents in what ultimately was a lost cause, should have done something with the peculiar atmosphere of English Catholicism at the end of the 19th and the start of the 20th Century.Instead Pearce prefers to engage essentially in amiable gossip.There is not much here one cannot already find in books about Belloc & Co.The peculiar atmosphere of English Catholicism in the modern period is better approached through Evelyn Waugh's "Brideshead Revisited" than here. I think perhaps Pearce deserves a comment once made about Belloc himself:he writes too much to have time for thought.
A Much-Needed Book The book is well-written and well-researched.It's occasionally a bit too much by-the-numbers, and declines somewhat toward the end, mirroring the decline of Belloc (one gets the impression that Joseph Pearce began to lose interest in Belloc as his subject's life entered its final and least interesting phase). I think that, overall, Old Thunder would be pleased with "Old Thunder". ... Read more |
9. New Cautionary Tales by Hilaire Belloc | |
Hardcover:
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(1931-01-01)
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10. On Nothing and Kindred Subjects by Hilaire Belloc | |
Hardcover: 172
Pages
(2008-08-18)
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11. Cautionary Tales & Bad Child's Book of Beasts by Hilaire Belloc | |
Paperback: 128
Pages
(2008-09-19)
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12. The Jews by Hilaire Belloc | |
Paperback: 338
Pages
(2010-09-08)
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Outsanding and Thought Provoking
Hilaire Belloc's Examination of the Jewish Question.
History and Prophecy |
13. The French Revolution by Belloc, Hilaire | |
Paperback: 258
Pages
(2009-07-10)
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14. Economics for Helen by Hilaire Belloc | |
Paperback: 160
Pages
(2005-04-01)
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Outstanding! |
15. Hilaire Belloc - The Man and His Work by C. Creighton Mandell | |
Paperback: 106
Pages
(2010-07-06)
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16. William the Conqueror by Hilaire Belloc | |
Paperback: 76
Pages
(1994-09)
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Beautiful Belloc Prose
not good if you're looking for an overview
For the serious history buff However, it is very lacking in the footnotes or bibliography.
Willy's da Bomb! |
17. Europe and the Faith "Sine auctoritate nulla vita" by Hilaire Belloc | |
Unknown Binding:
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(2010-01-01)
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18. The Romance of Tristan and Iseult (Dover Books on Literature & Drama) | |
Paperback: 96
Pages
(2005-02-18)
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Tristan, child of sadness
Bédier and Belloc's Great Epic
Great Read.
Romance
Ancient Tale well told. |
19. How the Reformation Happened by Hilaire Belloc | |
Paperback: 180
Pages
(2009-05-01)
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Myth Shattering
A surprisingly undogmatic and broad minded treatment
Broad, thematic, and spot on!
Original and penetrating insights
Broad brushed but to the point |
20. The Bad Child's Book of Beasts by Hilaire Belloc | |
Kindle Edition:
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(2009-10-04)
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Free Version has no illustrations
Fun!!
Short but adorable |
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