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Hilaire Belloc


Born
in La Celle-Saint-Cloud, Seine-et-Oise, French Empire
July 27, 1870

Died
July 16, 1953

Genre
Poetry, History, Religion

Influences
G.K. Chesterton ...more


People considered Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc, French-born British writer, as a master of light English prose and also knew widely his droll verse, especially The Bad Child's Book of Beasts in 1896.

Sharp wit of Hilaire Belloc, an historian, poet, and orator, extended across literary output and strong political and religious convictions. Oxford educated this distinguished debater and scholar. Throughout his career, he prolifically across a range of genres and produced histories, essays, travelogues, poetry, and satirical works.

Cautionary Tales for Children collects best humorous yet dark morals, and historical works of Hilaire Belloc often reflected his staunch Catholicism and critique of Protestant interpretations. He led adv ...more

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Average rating: 3.96 · 24,666 ratings · 2,018 reviews · 675 distinct works • Similar authors
Cautionary Tales for Children
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4.18 avg rating — 5,555 ratings — published 1907 — 162 editions
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The Great Heresies
4.23 avg rating — 1,059 ratings — published 1938 — 58 editions
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The Servile State
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3.99 avg rating — 623 ratings — published 1912 — 134 editions
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The Path to Rome
4.13 avg rating — 470 ratings — published 1902 — 18 editions
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How The Reformation Happened
4.23 avg rating — 336 ratings — published 1928 — 28 editions
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Characters of the Reformati...
4.05 avg rating — 297 ratings — published 1936 — 34 editions
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Europe and the Faith
4.14 avg rating — 260 ratings — published 1920 — 134 editions
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The Crusades: The World's D...
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The Bad Child's Book of Beasts
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3.77 avg rating — 231 ratings — published 1896 — 75 editions
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Cautionary Verses
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4.09 avg rating — 197 ratings — published 1940 — 52 editions
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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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“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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“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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