Flee to the Fields is a collection of essays by the leaders of the English Catholic Land Movement explaining the whys and wherefores of life on the land. Spearheaded by men such as Fr. Vincent McNabb, O.P., Commander Herbert Shove, D.S.O., R.N., Harold Robbins, and others, the Movement was a practical embodiment of the salutary truth that economic life must be rooted in the basics of agriculture, property ownership, and freedom. As a practical realization of all of those truths and more, the Catholic Land Movement stands as a model for the modern man who wishes to be radical in his re-assessment of the modern economic system, and in his efforts to get to the root of the problem. The agrarian vision is one that has stood and will stand the test of time as a pillar of civilization. This book expresses that vision in the words of some of England’s greatest essayists on the subject.
Introduction —Tobias Lanz, Ph.D.
Preface —Hilaire Belloc
The Blessing given by the Holy See to the Catholic Land Associations and their work —E. Cardinal Pacelli
I. The Origins —Rev. John McQuillan, D.D.
II. The Rise and Fall of Industrialism —Commander Herbert Shove, D.S.O.
III. The Line of Approach —H. Robbins
IV. Training for the Land —Rev. John McQuillan, D.D.
V. The Family —Very Rev. Vincent McNabb, O.P., S.T.M.
Appendix —Very Rev. Vincent McNabb, O.P., S.T.M.
VI. The Community —Captain Reginald Jebb, M.A., M.C.
VII. The Church and the Land. —Right Rev. Monsignor J. Dey, D.S.O., Rector of Oscott College
VIII. The Case for the Peasant —K.L. Kenrick, M.A.
IX. The Reconstruction of the Crafts —George Maxwell
X. Looking Before and After —Rev. H.E.G. Rope, M.A.
