Belloc, Hilaire ___ 1870-1953 ___ British (born France) ___ writer, politician

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
Belloc, the son of a French barrister, was born near Paris in 1870, but moved to England when he was two. He served in the French Army, and then studied at Balliol College, Oxford. After a lecture tour in the US, he returned to England and became naturalised as a British subject. He wrote for various magazines, eventually becoming the literary editor of the 'Morning Post'. Through the Fabian Society, he became friends with George Bernard Shaw and H G Wells. In 1906 Belloc bought a small estate in Shipley, Sussex, and, soon after, was elected to the House of Commons. He lost his seat in 1910, and then returned to journalism, writing, like his sister Marie, for the 'Pall Mall Gazette', among others. In 1911, he published 'The Eye Witness', with contributions from Shaw, Wells, Chesterton and others, which sought to expose examples of political corruption. During this time, Belloc also published a range of novels, including 'A Change in the Cabinet' and history books such as 'The French Revolution'. By the start of the war, he had moved his political allegiances to the right, and was recruited to help in the War Propaganda Bureau. Belloc also became the military correspondent for the successful magazine 'Land and Water'. His son, Louis, was killed on a bombing raid towards the end of the war. In the 1920s and 1930s, Belloc wrote on religious and historical subjects, producing biographies of Cromwell, Richelieu and Wolsey among others. The last decade of his life was beset with illness. Belloc kept a diary, with entries and sketches from 1889 to 1912, but - apparently - it has not been published.
A biography link
Wikipedia bio

DIARY DATES, CONTENT DESCRIPTORS
1889-1912 ___ n/a

WEB TEXT LINKS
a few mentions

ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LINKS
University of Notre Dame Archives

SOME PUBLISHED TITLES
 

May 2005, September 2008, March 2013
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