This and That and the Other

A collection of essays by Hilaire Belloc. CONTENTSI An Open Letter to a Young DiplomatistII On PedantsIII On AtheismIV On FameV On RestVI On DiscoveryVII On InnsVIII On RowsIX The Pleasant PlaceX On OmensXI The BookXII The Servants of the RichXIII The JokeXIV The SpyXV The Young PeopleXVI EthanduneXVII The Death of Robert the StrongXVIII The Crooked StreetsXIX The Place ApartXX The Ebro PlainXXI The Little RiverXXII Some Letters of Shakespeare's TimeXXIII On Acquaintance with the GreatXXIV On LyingXXV The DupeXXVI The Love of EnglandXXVII The StormXXVIII The ValleyXXIX A Conversation in AndorraXXX Paris and the EastXXXI The Human CharlatanXXXII The BarbariansXXXIII On Knowing the PastXXXIV The Higher CriticismXXXV The FanaticXXXVI A Leading ArticleXXXVII The Obituary NoticeXXXVIII The "Merry Rome" ColumnXXXIX Open Letter to a Young ParasiteXL On Dropping Anchor