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Hilaire Belloc
writer
1870
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1953
genre:
essay
country of citizenship:
United Kingdom, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
educated at:
Balliol College
occupation:
writer, poet, politician, journalist
position held:
Member of the 29th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 28th Parliament of the United Kingdom
student of:
John Henry Newman
Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc (; French: [ilɛʁ bɛlɔk]; 27 July 1870 – 16 July 1953) was an Anglo-French writer and historian. He was one of the most prolific writers in England during the early twentieth century. He was known as a writer, orator, poet, sailor, satirist, man of letters, soldier and political activist. His Catholic faith had a strong impact on his works. 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. Belloc became a naturalised British subject in 1902, while retaining his French citizenship.
His poetry encompassed comic verses for children and religious poetry. His widely sold Cautionary Tales for Children included "Jim, who ran away from his nurse, and was eaten by a lion" and "Matilda, who told lies and was burnt to death". He also collaborated with G. K. Chesterton on a number of works.
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