Project Gutenberg 2008-12-21 Public domain in the USA. 100 Mandell, C. Creighton Shanks, Edward 1892 1953 Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith) 1874 1936 Chesterton, Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Gilbert K. (Gilbert Keith) Hilaire Belloc, the man and his work Produced by David Clarke, Carla Foust and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Hilaire Belloc, the Man and His Work" by C. Creighton Mandell and Edward Shanks is a biographical study written in the early 20th century. This work focuses on the life and accomplishments of Hilaire Belloc, an influential figure in literature, politics, and military thought, particularly during the tumultuous times of World War I. The book dives into various dimensions of Belloc's engagements, from his literary contributions to his political activism and military critique, providing insight into his complex character and multidimensional thoughts. The opening of the work sets the stage for an exploration of Belloc's public persona and the challenges in assessing a contemporary figure of such significance. It acknowledges the difficulty of evaluating a living personality, especially one as multifaceted as Belloc, whose opinions spanned various fields, including literature, politics, and military affairs. The introduction invokes the author's encounters with Belloc, portraying him as vibrant and full of ideas, contributing to debates that shaped public and political discourse. This foundation lays the groundwork for a deeper analysis of Belloc's writings and their impact on his era, as the subsequent chapters will explore his literary style, his role as a political publicist, and his keen insight on military matters in relation to ongoing global conflicts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Belloc, Hilaire, 1870-1953 -- Criticism and interpretation PR Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Literature 359354 359360 2024-09-12T04:17:35.843950 2023-09-12T07:59:58.948041 text/html text/html 360004 2021-01-04T13:40:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 177900 2021-01-04T13:40:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 242752 2024-09-12T04:17:43.007951 application/epub+zip 247470 2024-09-12T04:17:37.788998 application/epub+zip 206910 2024-09-12T04:17:36.713981 application/epub+zip 480990 2024-09-12T04:17:46.855867 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 460696 2024-09-12T04:17:42.153943 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420770 2022-09-12T16:08:32.760613 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326205 325983 2024-09-12T04:17:35.140990 2023-09-12T07:59:58.278009 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 325988 2021-01-04T13:40:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 122096 2021-01-04T13:40:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 325988 2021-01-04T13:40:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 122040 2021-01-04T13:40:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21003 2024-09-12T04:17:47.008975 application/rdf+xml 20427 2024-09-12T04:17:37.076998 image/jpeg 4741 2024-09-12T04:17:36.893952 image/jpeg 266045 2024-09-12T04:17:35.876972 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia