Hilaire Belloc (1870 - 1953)

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Hilaire Belloc, the son of Louis Belloc, a French barrister, was born in St. Cloud near Paris in 1870. His mother was Elizabeth Rayner Parkes, the daughter of the Birmingham radical, Joseph Parkes, and granddaughter of Joseph Priestley. Although she was converted to Catholicism from Unitarianism, she remained a political radical and was a strong supporter of women's rights. The Belloc family moved to England when Hilaire was two years old. After being educated at the Oratory School, Birmingh.. Continue..

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Jim

Lines For A Christmas Card

The Early Morning

The Frog

Frog, The

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	All men have an instinct for conflict: at least, all healthy men.

- Hilaire Belloc

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