Hills and the Sea
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About This Book
Hills and the Sea, first published in 1906 to critical acclaim, collects thirty-eight of Hilaire Belloc's essays, spanning several periods of time and travel. The New York Times noted, "[This] book abounds in sweetness and light, and one must be something more than human or something less not to find therein some congenial and sympathetic message--possibly many."Belloc captures the essence of each place he visits--whether on the gloomy English fens, or the sunny Provence and Languedoc regions of France, or navigating the North Sea in a leaky boat. Praised for his blend of wit and philosophy, B...
Chapters (42)
- HILLS AND THE SEA
- CONTENTS
- 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
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