Hilaire Belloc is one of the most important writers of the twentieth century. At turns reviled or revered, depending on the audience, he was a razor sharp social commenter and a master of both poetry and prose, who continues to captivate readers. In
Old Thunder, Joseph Pearce examines Belloc s enduring impact on British intellectual life.
Along the way, Pearce uncovers Belloc s relationships with Chesterton, Waugh, and Sassoon, among others. Pearce also illuminates another side of Belloc s personality by relaying his long courtship with Elodie Hogan, her brief stint in a convent, and his ultimate grief at her death.
In this updated biography, with a new introduction by Dale Alhquist, Joseph Pearce uses previously unpublished letters and photographs to reveal in Belloc a romantic, complex, and solitary man, who is one of the true giants of the Catholic revival in the last century.
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