The Four Men
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The Four Men is a semi-autobiographical travelogue by Hilaire Belloc that follows four allegorical companions walking across Sussex while reflecting on English life, landscape, and identity.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
semi‑autobiographical work ⓘ travelogue ⓘ |
| author | Hilaire Belloc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Hilaire Belloc’s own experiences in Sussex ⓘ |
| contains |
dialogues
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essays ⓘ poems ⓘ songs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
English pubs and inns
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South Downs NERFINISHED ⓘ village life in Sussex ⓘ |
| describes |
customs of early 20th‑century rural England
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local songs and folklore of Sussex ⓘ |
| endLocationOfJourney | Brighton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | four allegorical companions walking across Sussex ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical fiction
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travel literature ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | regarded as a classic of Sussex literature ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | Hilaire Belloc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later writing on Sussex and English regional identity ⓘ |
| hasStructure | chronological account of a walking journey ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Edwardian literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacters |
Grizzlebeard
NERFINISHED
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Myself NERFINISHED ⓘ The Poet ⓘ The Sailor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first‑person ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Hilaire Belloc’s works on Sussex ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1912 ⓘ |
| publisher | Thomas Nelson and Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startLocationOfJourney | Robertsbridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
English identity
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English rural life ⓘ friendship ⓘ landscape of Sussex ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ patriotism ⓘ pilgrimage ⓘ |
| timeSpanOfJourney | four days ⓘ |
| tone |
conversational
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humorous ⓘ reflective ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.