On (Essays Collection) (Annotated)

On is an essay collection in the Bellocian manner: urbane, combative, comic, and unexpectedly meditative. Moving through subjects that appear casual yet disclose moral and historical weight, Belloc turns the familiar essay into an instrument of judgment and delight. His prose belongs to the lineage of Addison, Lamb, and Chesterton, but is sharpened by a Catholic, classical, and anti-modern sensibi...