| Hills and the Sea Contributor(s): Belloc, Hilaire (Author) |
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ISBN: 0810160099 ISBN-13: 9780810160095 Publisher: Marlboro Press OUR PRICE: $17.82 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1996 Annotation: Hills And The Sea, first published in 1906 to critical acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic, is a collection of 38 essays spanning several periods of time and travel. In brief yet rich prose, 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 the sunny Provence and Languedoc regions of France, or the North Sea in a leaky boat. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Essays & Travelogues - Travel | Europe - Western |
| Dewey: 914.042 |
| LCCN: 96178215 |
| Series: Marlboro Travel |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.22" W x 8.21" (0.64 lbs) 220 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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, Belloc also weaves together fantasy and fact, producing portraits that take on mythic proportions. |