biography
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Belloc, (Joseph) Hilaire (Pierre René)
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pronunciation:
[belok]
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| lived:
| (1870–1953)
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| biography:
| Writer, born in Saint-Cloud, near Paris, NC France, the son of a French barrister and his English wife. The family moved to England during the Franco-Prussian war, and he studied at the Oratory School, Birmingham, under Newman, and at Oxford. He became a naturalized British subject in 1902, and a Liberal MP in 1906, but, disillusioned with politics, did not seek re-election in 1910. He was a close friend of G K Chesterton, who illustrated many of his books. He is best known for his nonsensical verse for children: The Bad Child's Book of Beasts (1896) and the Cautionary Tales (1907). He also wrote many travel books, including Path to Rome (1902) and The Old Road (1910), reconstructing the Pilgrim's Way; several historical studies such as Robespierre (1901) and Napoleon (1932); and religious works, including Europe and the Faith (1920) and The Great Heresies (1938). He was an energetic Roman Catholic apologist. |
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