Category: Biography

Copyright/published Year: 2002 by Ignatius Press

ISBN: 0898709423

Binding: Hardcover

Description: Hilaire Belloc is one of the most important, revered and reviled ì writers of the twentieth century. A social commentator, a master ì of finely crafted prose and a poet of great wit, he continues to ì fascinate. Joseph Pearce examines the lasting impact of this ì prolific writer and social commentator on British intellectual ì life.

>p>As President of the Oxford Union, he immersed himself in ì historical studies and championed Catholicism. Later, as a ì Liberal MP, he became disillusioned with party politics, ì expressing his sentiments about both socialism and capitalism in ì his novels and pamphlets. Considered one of the most important ì Christian writers of the twentieth century, admired for his ì understanding of modern England and in the company of men like ì Sassoon, G.K. Chesterton and Waugh, Belloc's fascinating ì character is wonderfully brought to light in all his ì whimsicality. Opening up the personality for the reader is the ì story of his long courtship of Elodie Hogan from Napa, California ì that overcame all sorts of hurdles, including her brief stint in ì a convent, and his desolation after her death.

With access to previously unpublished material in the form of ì Belloc's letters and photographs, Joseph Pearce's major new ì biography uncovers a romantic, complex, and solitary character. ì Illustrated.

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This book is new and is in ' like new' condition.