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Emmanuel Burden
Contributor(s): Belloc, Hilaire (Author)
ISBN: 1602068801     ISBN-13: 9781602068803
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
OUR PRICE:   $23.74  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: November 2007
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Annotation: Originally published in 1903, Emmanuel Burden is the biography of a pious English public servant, whom Belloc strips of any dignity with his scathing satire on the self-importance of a small-time merchant. As a whole, the book is unrelentingly biting, which seems to suit British comedic sensibilities better than American ones. Readers should be aware of this cultural difference in taste, as the book may be a trying read for some. French writer and thinker HILAIRE BELLOC (1870-1953) is known as "the man who wrote a library." He expounded extensively on a number of subjects, including French and British history, military strategy, satire, comic and serious verse, literary criticism, topography and travel, translations, and religious, social, and political commentary. Among his most famous works are The Path to Rome (1902) and Europe and Faith (1920).
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Collections
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical
Dewey: B
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5" W x 8" (0.80 lbs) 336 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - British Isles