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On Everything

Public domain audiobook

On Everything

by Hilaire Belloc

English· 08:19:45· 39 chapters
Hillaire Belloc of French by birth, British by naturalization was a diverse and prolific writer of the early 20th century. His writing runs the range from poetry, political writings and children’s stories. He was a close friend, and sometimes collaborator with fellow Catholic G.K. Chesterton.


This book is a collection of essays and other short writings on a vast array of subjects ranging from observations on the barber, the duel, reflections on war and religion. Some are in the form of drama, dialogue and letters but always engaging with wit and satire.
- Summary by Larry Wilson

Proof-listened by LynnJM and ADKreader

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    On Song

    12:01
  2. Chapter 2

    On an Empty House

    13:34
  3. Chapter 3

    The Landfall

    09:22
  4. Chapter 4

    The Little Old Man

    11:05
  5. Chapter 5

    The Long March

    13:32
  6. Chapter 6

    On Saturnalia

    10:35
  7. Chapter 7

    A Little Conversation in Herefordshire

    10:44
  8. Chapter 8

    On the Rights of Property

    12:32
  9. Chapter 9

    The Economist

    11:49
  10. Chapter 10

    A Little Conversation in Carthage

    10:27
  11. Chapter 11

    The Strange Companion

    11:01
  12. Chapter 12

    The Visitor

    14:27
  13. Chapter 13

    A Reconstruction of the Past

    16:08
  14. Chapter 14

    The Reasonable Press

    10:31
  15. Chapter 15

    Asmodeus

    14:49
  16. Chapter 16

    The Death of the Comic Author

    11:41
  17. Chapter 17

    On Certain Manners and Customs

    15:04
  18. Chapter 18

    The Statesman

    12:53
  19. Chapter 19

    The Duel

    18:16
  20. Chapter 20

    On a Battle, or “Journalism,” or “Points of View”

    15:02
  21. Chapter 21

    A Descendant of William Shakespeare

    11:46
  22. Chapter 22

    On the Approach to Western England

    11:27
  23. Chapter 23

    The Weald

    09:45
  24. Chapter 24

    On London and the Houses in It

    12:16
  25. Chapter 25

    On Old Towns

    11:23
  26. Chapter 26

    A Crossing of the Hills

    10:47
  27. Chapter 27

    The Barber

    20:32
  28. Chapter 28

    On High Places

    16:10
  29. Chapter 29

    On Some Little Horses

    08:22
  30. Chapter 30

    On Streams and Rivers

    11:32
  31. Chapter 31

    On Two Manuals

    15:54
  32. Chapter 32

    On Fantastic Books

    09:14
  33. Chapter 33

    The Unfortunate Man

    14:31
  34. Chapter 34

    The Contented Man

    15:48
  35. Chapter 35

    The Missioner

    18:52
  36. Chapter 36

    The Dream

    12:41
  37. Chapter 37

    The Silence of the Battlefields

    13:42
  38. Chapter 38

    Novissima Hora

    10:48
  39. Chapter 39

    On Rest

    08:42