ON EVERYTHING BY THE SAME AUTHOR PARIS HILLS AND THE SEA EMMANUEL BURDEN, MERCHANT A CHANGE IN THE CABINET ON NOTHING AND KINDRED SUBJECTS THE PYRENEES MARIE ANTOINETTE ON EVERYTHING BY H. BELLOC SECOND EDITION METHUEN & CO. 36 ESSEX STREET W.C. LONDON _First Published_ _November 4th 1909_ _Second Edition_ _1910_ _To Madame Antoine Pescatore_ CONTENTS PAGE ON SONG 1 ON AN EMPTY HOUSE 7 THE LANDFALL 16 THE LITTLE OLD MAN 22 THE LONG MARCH 29 ON SATURNALIA 38 A LITTLE CONVERSATION IN HEREFORDSHIRE 45 ON THE RIGHTS OF PROPERTY 53 THE ECONOMIST 60 A LITTLE CONVERSATION IN CARTHAGE 68 THE STRANGE COMPANION 74 THE VISITOR 81 A RECONSTRUCTION OF THE PAST 90 THE REASONABLE PRESS 97 ASMODEUS 104 THE DEATH OF THE COMIC AUTHOR 113 ON CERTAIN MANNERS AND CUSTOMS 121 THE STATESMAN 130 THE DUEL 138 ON A BATTLE, OR “JOURNALISM,” OR “POINTS OF VIEW” 148 A DESCENDANT OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 159 ON THE APPROACH TO WESTERN ENGLAND 167 THE WEALD 174 ON LONDON AND THE HOUSES IN IT 180 ON OLD TOWNS 187 A CROSSING OF THE HILLS 194 THE BARBER 201 ON HIGH PLACES 209 ON SOME LITTLE HORSES 217 ON STREAMS AND RIVERS 223 ON TWO MANUALS 230 ON FANTASTIC BOOKS 238 THE UNFORTUNATE MAN 244 THE CONTENTED MAN 253 THE MISSIONER 261 THE DREAM 270 THE SILENCE OF THE BATTLEFIELDS 276 NOVISSIMA HORA 283 ON REST 289