Hilaire Belloc

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in La Celle-Saint-Cloud, France

July 27, 1870

died

July 16, 1953

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male

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Poetry, History, Religion & Spirituality

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Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc was an Anglo-French writer and historian who became a naturalised British subject in 1902. He was one of the most prolific writers in England during the early twentieth century. He was known as a writer, orator, poet, satirist, man of letters, and political activist. He is most notable for his Catholic faith, which had a strong impact on most of his works and his writing collaboration with G. K. Chesterton. He was President of the Oxford Union and later MP for Salford from 1906 to 1910. He was a noted disputant, with a number of long-running feuds, but also widely regarded as a humane and sympathetic man.

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	Cautionary Tales for Children by Hilaire Belloc, Edward Gorey (Illustrator) 4.31 of 5 stars 4.31 avg rating — 1,999 ratings — published 2002 — 23 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How the Reformation Happened 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 139 ratings — published 1979 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Great Heresies 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 1938 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Servile State by Hilaire Belloc, Robert A. Nisbet 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 1912 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Path to Rome 4.31 of 5 stars 4.31 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 1902 — 26 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Characters of the Reformation: Historical Portraits of the 23 Men and Women and Their Place in the Great Religious Revolution of the 16th Century 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 50 ratings — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Europe and the Faith 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 1920 — 17 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jim, Who Ran Away from His Nurse, and Was Eaten by a Lion by Hilaire Belloc, Mini Grey (Illustrator) 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 1987 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Matilda Who Told Such Dreadful Lies . . . . by Hilaire Belloc, Posy Simmonds (Illustrator) 4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1970 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Marie Antoinette 3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 1972 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Wherever the Catholic sun doth shine,
There’s always laughter and good red wine.
At least I’ve always found it so.
Benedicamus Domino!”
― Hilaire Belloc

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“When I am dead, I hope it may be said, 'His sins were scarlet, but his books were read.”
― Hilaire Belloc

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“I have wandered all my life, and I have traveled; the difference between the two being this, that we wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment.”
― Hilaire Belloc

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