The Historic Thames

by Hilaire Belloc

Overview

England has been built up upon the framework of her rivers, and, in that pattern, the principal line has been the line of the Thames. Partly because it was the main highway of Southern England, partly because it looked eastward towards the Continent from which the national life has been drawn, partly because it was better served by the tide than any other channel, but mainly because it was the chief among a great number of closely connected river basins, the Thames Valley has in the past supported the government and the wealth of England.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781911535676
Publisher:	Interactive Media
Publication date:	10/16/2016
Series:	World Classics
Sold by:	StreetLib SRL
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Hilaire Belloc, a French-English writer and historian, was born on July 27, 1870 and died on July 16, 1953. Belloc was also a soldier, orator, poet, sailor, satirist, and writer of letters, as well as a sailor and poet. His Catholic views had a significant influence on what he wrote. Belloc obtained British citizenship through naturalization in 1902, but he retained his French citizenship. While at Oxford, he served as President of the Oxford Union. From 1906 until 1910, he was one of the few Catholic members of the British Parliament. Belloc was known for getting into fights, and some of them lasted a long time. He was very close to and collaborated with G. K. Chesterton. George Bernard Shaw, who was friends with both Belloc and Chesterton and frequently disagreed with them, dubbed them "Chesterbelloc" because they frequently disagreed. Belloc composed everything from religious poetry to children's rhymes. His Cautionary Tales for Children were a big hit. They told stories like "Jim, who ran away from his nurse and got eaten by a lion" and "Matilda, who lied and got burned to death."