Project Gutenberg 2020-03-03 Public domain in the USA. 174 Belloc, Hilaire 1870 1953 Belloc, Joseph Hilaire Pierre Belloc, H. On Anything On building castles in Spain -- On clay -- On no book -- 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. E-text prepared by Tim Lindell, Martin Pettit, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "On Anything" by Hilaire Belloc is a collection of philosophical essays written in the early 20th century. The essays explore a wide range of topics, including human nature, culture, and the essence of life, often infused with Belloc's wit and wisdom. The work reflects on the mundane and the profound aspects of existence, inviting readers to ponder various life experiences and observations." "The opening of the collection starts with an essay titled "On Building Castles in Spain." The narrative unfolds in Perpignan, where the author encounters a man in a secluded garden who muses about life and his youthful aspirations of building metaphorical castles in Spain. Through whimsical reflections, the protagonist recounts his journey through Spain in search of these castles, only to discover the futility of such endeavors. This whimsical tale serves not only as a humorous anecdote but also as a metaphor for dreams and ambitions that may not align with reality, setting the tone for the introspective and contemplative themes that will be explored throughout the remainder of the essays." (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English essays -- 20th century PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 438258 2025-07-24T11:09:12.800293 text/html 423668 2024-10-17T16:48:45 text/html 342774 2025-07-24T11:09:18.933291 application/epub+zip 344961 2025-07-24T11:09:13.927237 application/epub+zip 233442 2025-07-24T11:09:13.444244 application/epub+zip 472239 2025-07-24T11:09:22.927219 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424688 2025-07-24T11:09:18.401205 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313545 2022-09-27T19:44:06.450503 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397605 2025-07-24T11:09:12.206234 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 377742 2024-10-17T16:48:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16702 2025-07-24T11:09:23.072202 application/rdf+xml 8992 2025-07-24T11:09:13.533238 image/jpeg 1589 2025-07-24T11:09:13.488231 image/jpeg 305118 2025-07-24T11:09:12.841303 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia