The New Yorker discovers Hilaire Belloc Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker Thursday, September 7, 2017 The posh Manhattan magazine cannot understand most of the great English/French Catholic’s works, but pays tribute to the dark humor in the verses he wrote for children – and their parents. © 2024 The Catholic Thing. All rights reserved. For reprint rights, write to: [email protected] The Catholic Thing is a forum for intelligent Catholic commentary. Opinions expressed by writers are solely their own.
The New Yorker discovers Hilaire Belloc
Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker
Thursday, September 7, 2017