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The Mercy of Allah

Hilaire Belloc

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .and—a most important branch—the buying and selling of Imaginary Pipkins.’

“He could—he anxiously assured me—be of great service as an ally, but he was free to confess that if he continued as he was he would be ruined; for, to tell the truth, he had already come to the end of his resources and had not a dinar in the house.

“I heard him out with a grave and sympathetic countenance, heaving deep sighs when he touched upon his fears, nodding and smiling when he spoke of his advantages, patting him affectionately when he professed his devotion to myself, and assuming a look of anguish when he spoke of his approaching ruin.

“But when he had concluded—almost in tears—I told him in tones somewhat slower and graver than my ordinary, that I had one fixed principle in life, bequeathed me by my dear father, now in Paradise, never to enter into partnership; no, not with my nearest and dearest. . . Read More

Community Reviews

Brilliant! Behing a supposed work of fiction Belloc masterfully describes how today's business, politics, law, trade, banking, economics, and human relations work. I see this as a precursor to Orwell's Animal Farm. A perfect commentary on how the rotten part of human nature will always find a way to

An absolutely brilliant and hilarious reflection on modern society and the accumulation of wealth, still as pertinent today as when it was written nearly one hundred years ago.

Hilaire Belloc, the economic and political theorist, historian and liberal member of parliament uses the story of a wealthy

This is a strange book. So, there is that very rich old guy, Mahmoud, telling his nephews the story of his life, which is exclusively how he made his fortune. In the very last chapter it is mentioned that he married eventually, but there is not a single female as a character in the story. Every chap

Toto je velbloud.

Ernst Bramah's influence on Belloc is just a little to evident. This comes over as a cross between Kai Lung and The richest man in babylon

Very good cerebral reading with a strong sense of humor. This is a very good book and will give you something to laugh about as well as food for thought. The plot concerns the way that business works.