The French-born English writer Joseph Hilaire Pierre Belloc (1870-1953) was a noted poet, historian, essayist, and novelist. Throughout his literary career he was concerned with the problems of social...
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Hilaire Belloc 's literary reputation is currently in decline. Yet during his lifetime, he achieved great acclaim for his writings in a wide variety of genres. His contemporary fame was linked to that...
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In his time Hilaire Belloc enjoyed the same popularity with readers as George Bernard Shaw, H. G. Wells, and G. K. Chesterton. He wrote poetry, fiction, history, travel pieces, and works on topogr...
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Hilaire Belloc was born in the middle of a thunderstorm, and it is hard for anyone writing about him now to resist observing how apt was this scene, since thunderclouds of controversy, often of his ow...
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Hilaire Belloc is chiefly remembered for his controversial political opinions, often belligerent character, and strong allegiance to the Catholic Church. His deep feelings about the important politica...
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Washington (dpa) - In the end, it was a stunning fall for a one-
time Republican frontrunner who staked his entire presidential
campaign on winning the Florida primary.
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Fisher DeBerry retired Friday after 23 years as Air Force's head coach, finishing with three straight losing seasons and two big controversies in his final years.The 68-year-old DeBerry guided the ...
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School officials on Tuesday cleared a science teacher who was accused of forcing a 14-year-old boy to urinate into a bottle during class, saying the eighth grader acted on his own.The district cite...
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An unusually large number of invalid votes were recorded in
Sunday's mayoral election in Nagasaki City and the city's election
management committee said many voted for Itcho Ito, the former m...
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An unusually large number of invalid votes were recorded in
Sunday's mayoral election in Nagasaki City and the city's election
management committee said many voted for Itcho Ito, the former m...
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The online fantasy world "Second Life" will soon introduce the virtual equivalent of vanity plates, allowing residents to customize their characters' first and last names."Second Life" spokesman Al...
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A Muslim leader from Ohio who was convicted of lying about his involvement with a group the U.S. government designated a terrorist organization has been deported to his native Palestinian territori...
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An Israeli military court has ordered the release of the deported former imam of Ohio's biggest mosque, but he will remain in custody for at least two more days, his lawyer said Tuesday.A military ...
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An Israeli military court has ordered the release of the deported former imam of Ohio's biggest mosque, but he will remain in custody for at least two more days, his lawyer said Tuesday.A military ...
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Joseph Hilaire Pierre Belloc
(Joseph) Hilaire (Pierre Sebastien Rene Swanton) Belloc
ANALYSIS: Giuliani takes first, last stand in Florida
