Project Gutenberg 2020-09-30 Public domain in the USA. 354 Belloc, Hilaire 1870 1953 Belloc, Joseph Hilaire Pierre Belloc, H. On On Achmet Boulee Bey -- On an educational reform -- On kind hearts being more than coronets -- On mumbo-jumbo -- On footnotes -- A few kind words to Mammon -- On Treves -- On the cathedral of Seville and "The misanthrope" -- On the "Bucolics" of Virgil, a café in Paris, the length of essays, Phœbus, Bacchus, a wanton maid, and other matters -- On titles -- On bad verse -- The united poets -- On convincing people -- On controversy -- On inaccuracy -- On technical words -- On the accursed climate -- On accent -- On truth and the Admiralty -- A short adventure -- On sailing and the seas -- Off Exmouth -- On a piece of rope -- "Ultima ratio" -- On a tag provider -- On "and" -- The cad's encyclopædia -- On the melting of the ice -- On the hatred of numbers -- On the last infirmity. Produced by Tim Lindell, Martin Pettit, Dinand Library (College of the Holy Cross) and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "On" by Hilaire Belloc is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The work covers a variety of topics, blending literary criticism, personal reflection, and social commentary, showcasing Belloc's contemplative style and wit. The essays often explore themes such as love, education, and the nature of truth, reflecting on both historical figures and contemporary issues. The opening of the collection introduces Belloc's admiration for the character of Achmet Boulee Bey, an Egyptian pasha, through an anecdote that highlights his quest for love amid societal constraints. The governor is depicted as a figure of passionate pursuit, yet ultimately a tragic one, failing to find the connection he so desperately seeks among the many figures he surrounded himself with. This sets the tone for the essays that follow, emphasizing Belloc's exploration of human desires and the innate struggles of existence. In the subsequent essay, Belloc shifts his focus to the realm of education, arguing for the inclusion of "fraud" as a crucial subject in the curriculum, which he believes is essential for understanding modern society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English essays -- 20th century PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 383754 2025-07-25T07:28:48.713274 text/html 367521 2024-10-18T06:39:31 text/html 307508 2025-07-25T07:28:53.438274 application/epub+zip 309751 2025-07-25T07:28:49.496293 application/epub+zip 218504 2025-07-25T07:28:49.100268 application/epub+zip 418279 2025-07-25T07:28:57.097273 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375175 2025-07-25T07:28:53.043332 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284753 2022-09-28T14:56:39.828697 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 353537 2025-07-25T07:28:48.162306 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 333692 2024-10-18T06:39:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16805 2025-07-25T07:28:57.239225 application/rdf+xml 5095 2025-07-25T07:28:49.193275 image/jpeg 1294 2025-07-25T07:28:49.150271 image/jpeg 253686 2025-07-25T07:28:48.756281 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