Emile Cammaerts

Emile Cammaerts
Émile Cammaerts (1878–1953) was a Belgian poet, playwright, and author who wrote primarily in French. He is best known for his poetry and his works on religious and philosophical themes, often exploring Christian faith and European identity. Cammaerts also wrote several biographies, including "The Laughing Prophet" about G.K. Chesterton, with whom he shared a deep intellectual friendship. His other notable works include "Belgium: From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day" and "The Poetry of Nonsense."

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I.THE PRISON GATES.The English-speaking public is generally well informed concerning the part played in the war by the Belgian troops. The resistance of our small field army at Liège, before Antwerp, and on the Yser has been praised and is still being praised wherever the tale runs. This is easy enough to understand. The fact that those 100,000 men should have been able to hold so long in check the... more...

INTRODUCTION The history of the Belgian nation is little known in England. This ignorance, or rather this neglect, may seem strange if we consider the frequent relations which existed between the two countries from the early Middle Ages. It is, however, easy enough to explain, and even to justify. The general idea has been for a long time that the existence of Belgium, as a nation, dated from its... more...