Hilaire Belloc
Hilaire Belloc began his academic career with a lecture tour of the United States in 1892. He became a member of the Fabian Society in the early 1900s and met George Bernard Shaw and H. G. Wells, who helped him obtain work with newspapers such as the Daily News and The Speaker . Eventually he became literary editor of the Morning Post . He was elected to the House of Commons in 1906. He also wrote several novels, such as Mr. Clutterbuck's Election and A Change in the Cabinet , along with...See more
Hilaire Belloc began his academic career with a lecture tour of the United States in 1892. He became a member of the Fabian Society in the early 1900s and met George Bernard Shaw and H. G. Wells, who helped him obtain work with newspapers such as the Daily News and The Speaker . Eventually he became literary editor of the Morning Post . He was elected to the House of Commons in 1906. He also wrote several novels, such as Mr. Clutterbuck's Election and A Change in the Cabinet , along with historical works such as The French Revolution and the History of England . Belloc also published a series of historical biographies: Oliver Cromwell, James II, Richelieu, Wolsey, Napoleon , and Charles II . See less
Hilaire Belloc's Featured Books
Hilaire Belloc book reviews
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Characters of the Reformation
Belloc Rocks!
This is one of the incomparable Belloc's greatest books, and he's written over a hundred of them. You won't regret having bought it. Read More
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The path to Rome
Out-of-print classic
by James B, Jun 5, 2014
Belloc was a prolific English writer of history, travel and cultural commentary of late 19th/early 20th century, roughly contemporary with Chesterton. Now out of fashion, this book, printed by a ... Read More
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The Great Heresies
AN EXCELLENT AND HISTORICALLY CORRECT BOOK
by COLIN A, Jun 14, 2012
ANYONE WHO READS THIS BOOK WILL IMMEDIATELY REALISE THAT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IS DIVINELY INSPIRED AND INFALLIBLE ON MATTERS OF FAITH AND MORALS.
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