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Born in July 27, 1870 / Died in July 16, 1953 / France / English

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  • Verses and Sonnets, Ward & Downey, 1896.
  • The Bad Child's Book of Beasts, Dutton, 1896.
  • Syllabus of a Course of Six Lectures on the French Revolution, American Society for the Extension of University Teaching, 1896.
  • Syllabus of a Course of Six Lectures on the Crusades, American Society for the Extension of University Teaching, 1896.
  • Syllabus of a Course of Six Lectures on Representative Frenchmen, American Society for the Extension of University Teaching, 1896.
  • Syllabus of a Course of Six Lectures on Paris, American Society for the Extension of University Teaching, 1897.
  • More Beasts (For Worse Children), Arnold, 1897.
  • The Modern Traveller, Arnold, 1898.
  • Danton: A Study, Nisbet, 1899.
  • A Moral Alphabet, Arnold, 1899.
  • Lambkin's Remains (published anonymously), Proprietors of the J. R. C., 1900.
  • Paris, Arnold, 1900.
  • Robespierre: A Study, Nisbet, 1901.
  • The Path to Rome, Allen, 1902.
  • The Aftermath; or, Gleanings from a Busy Life... Caliban's Guide to Letters, Duckworth, 1903.
  • The Great Inquiry (Only Authorized Version) Faithfully Reported by H. B.... and Ornamented with Sharp Cuts on the Spot by G. K. C., Duckworth, 1903.
  • Avril: Being Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance, Duckworth, 1904.
  • Emmanuel Burden, Merchant, of Thames St., in the City of London: A Record of his Lineage, Speculations, Last Days and Death, Methuen, 1904.
  • The Old Road, Constable, 1904.
  • Esto Perpetua: Algerian Studies and Impressions, Duckworth, 1906.
  • Hills and the Sea, Methuen, 1906.
  • The Historic Thames, Dent, 1907.
  • Cautionary Tales for Children, Designed for the Admonition of Children between the Ages of Eight and Fourteen Years, Nash, 1908.
  • An Examination of Socialism, Catholic Truth Society, 1908.
  • On Nothing and Kindred Spirits, Methuen, 1908.
  • Mr. Clutterbuck's Election, Nash, 1908.
  • The Eye-Witness: Being a Series of Descriptions and Sketches in Which It Is Attempted to Reproduce Certain Incidents and Periods in History, as from the Testimony of a Person Present at Each, Nash, 1908.
  • The Pyrenees, Methuen, 1909.
  • A Change in the Cabinet, Methuen, 1909.
  • Marie Antoinette, Methuen, 1909.
  • On Everything, Methuen, 1909.
  • On Anything, Constable, 1910.
  • Pongo and the Bull, Constable, 1910.
  • On Something, Methuen, 1910.
  • Verses, Duckworth, 1910.
  • (With Cecil Chesterton) The Party System, Swift, 1911.
  • First and Last, Methuen, 1911.
  • The Battle of Blenheim, Swift, 1911.
  • Malplaquet, Swift, 1911.
  • Socialism and the Servile State: A Debate between Messrs. Hilaire Belloc and J. Ramsay MacDonald, South West London Federation of the Independent Labour Party, 1911.
  • Waterloo, Swift, 1912.
  • The Four Men: A Farrago, Nelson, 1912.
  • The Green Overcoat, Arrowsmith, 1912.
  • Tourcoing, Swift, 1912.
  • Warfare in England, Williams and Norgate, 1912.
  • This and That and the Other, Methuen, 1912.
  • The Servile State, Foulis, 1912.
  • The River of London, Foulis, 1912.
  • Crecy, Swift, 1912.
  • The Stane Street: A Monograph, Constable, 1913.
  • The Book of the Bayeux Tapestry, Presenting the Complete Work in a Series of Colour Facsimiles: The Introduction and Narrative by Hilaire Belloc, Chatto and Windus, 1913.
  • Poitiers, Rees, 1913.
  • The History of England from the First Invasion by the Romans to the Accession of King George the Fifth, volume two, Catholic Publication Society of America, 1915.
  • A General Sketch of the European War, two volumes, Nelson, 1915, 1916, also published as The Elements of the Great War, two volumes, Hearst's International Library, 1915, 1916.
  • High Lights of the French Revolution, Century, 1915.
  • A Picked Company: Being a Selection from the Writings of H. Belloc, Methuen, 1915.
  • The Two Maps of Europe and Some Other Aspects of the Great War, Pearson, 1915.
  • At the Sign of the Lion, and Other Essays from the Books of Hilaire Belloc, Mosher, 1916.
  • The Second Year of the War, Burrup, Mathieson, and Sprague, 1916.
  • The Last Days of the French Monarchy: With Many Illustrations from Paintings and Prints, Chapman and Hall, 1916.
  • Anti-Catholic History: How It Is Written, Catholic Truth Society, 1918.
  • The Free Press, Allen and Unwin, 1918.
  • Europe and the Faith, Constable, 1920.
  • The House of Commons and Monarchy, Allen and Unwin, 1920.
  • Pascal's "Provincial Letters," Catholic Truth Society, 1921.
  • The Jews, Constable, 1922.
  • The Mercy of Allah, Chatto and Windus, 1922.
  • On, Methuen, 1923.
  • Sonnets and Verse, Duckworth, 1923; enlarged edition, 1938.
  • The Contrast, Arrowsmith, 1923.
  • The Road, C. W. Hobson, 1923.
  • The Campaign of 1812 and the Retreat from Moscow, Nelson, 1924, also published as Napoleon's Campaign of 1812 and the Retreat from Moscow, Harper, 1926.
  • Economics for Helen, Arrowsmith, 1924, republished as Economics for Young People: An Explanation of Capital, Labour, Wealth, Money, Production, Exchange, and Business, Domestic and International, Putnam's, 1925.
  • The Cruise of the "Nona," Constable, 1925.
  • 1925-1931 A History of England, four volumes, Methuen.
  • Mr. Petre: A Novel, Arrowsmith, 1925.
  • Miniatures of French History, Nelson, 1925.
  • Short Talks with the Dead and Others, Cayme Press, 1926.
  • The Emerald of Catherine the Great, Arrowsmith, 1926.
  • A Companion to Mr. Wells's "Outline of History," Sheed and Ward, 1926.
  • The Catholic Church and History, Burns, Oates, and Washburn, 1926.
  • The Highway and Its Vehicles, edited by Geoffrey Holme, The Studio Limited, 1926.
  • Mr. Belloc Still Objects to Mr. Wells's "Outline of History," Sheed and Ward, 1926.
  • Mrs. Markham's New History of England: Being an Introduction for Young People to the Current History and Institutions of Our Time, Cayme, 1926.
  • The Haunted House, Arrowsmith, 1927.
  • Oliver Cromwell, Benn, 1927.
  • Towns of Destiny, McBride, 1927, republished as Many Cities, Constable, 1928.
  • James the Second, Faber and Gwyer, 1928.
  • How the Reformation Happened, Cape, 1928.
  • But Soft—We are Observed!, Arrowsmith, also published as Shadowed!, Harper, 1929.
  • A Conversation with an Angel and Other Essays, Cape, 1928.
  • Belinda: A Tale of Affection in Youth and Age, Constable, 1928.
  • The Chanty of the Nona, Faber and Gwyer, 1928.
  • Do We Agree? A Debate Between G. K. Chesterton and Bernard Shaw, with Hilaire Belloc in the Chair, Mitchell, 1928.
  • Survivals and New Arrivals: The Old and New Enemies of the Catholic Church, Sheed and Ward, 1929.
  • Joan of Arc, Cassell, 1929.
  • The Missing Masterpiece: A Novel, Arrowsmith, 1929.
  • Richlieu: A Study, Lippincott, 1929.
  • Wolsey, Cassell, 1930.
  • The Man Who Made Gold, Arrowsmith, 1931.
  • New Cautionary Tales: Verses, Duckworth, 1930.
  • (With others) Why I Am and Why I Am Not a Catholic, Macmillan, 1930.
  • A Conversation with a Cat and Others, Cassell, 1931.
  • Essays of a Catholic Layman in England, Sheed and Ward, 1931, also published as Essays of a Catholic, Macmillan, 1931.
  • Cranmer, Cassell, 1931, also published as Cranmer: Archbishop of Canterbury, 1533-1556, Lippincott, 1931.
  • Nine Nines; or, Novenas from a Chinese Litany of Odd Numbers, Blackwell, 1931.
  • On Translation, Clarendon Press, 1931.
  • Six British Battles, Arrowsmith, 1931.
  • Usury, Sheed and Ward, 1931.
  • An Heroic Poem in Praise of Wine, Davies, 1932.
  • Ladies and Gentlemen, for Adults Only and Mature Ones at That, Duckworth, 1932.
  • The Question and the Answer, Bruce, 1932.
  • Saulieu of the Morvan, Ludowici-Celadon, 1932.
  • The Postmaster-General, Arrowsmith, 1932.
  • Napoleon, Cassell, 1932.
  • The Tactics and Strategy of the Great Duke of Marlborough, Arrowsmith, 1933.
  • Charles the First, King of England, Cassell, 1933.
  • William the Conqueror, Davies, 1933.
  • A Shorter History of England, Harrap, 1934.
  • Cromwell, Cassell, 1934.
  • Milton, Cassell, 1935.
  • The Battle Ground, Cassell, 1936, also published as The Battleground: Syria and Palestine, the Seedpot of Religion, Lippincott, 1936.
  • Characters of the Reformation, Sheed and Ward, 1936.
  • The Hedge and the Horse, Cassell, 1936.
  • The County of Sussex: With Six Maps in the Text, Cassell, 1936.
  • An Essay on the Restoration of Property, Sheed and Ward, 1936.
  • Selected Essays, compiled by John Edward Dineen, Lippincott, 1936.
  • The Crusade: The World's Debate, Cassell, 1937, also published as The Crusades: The World's Debate, Bruce, 1937.
  • The Crisis of Our Civilization, Cassell, 1937 , also published as The Crisis of Civilization, Fordham University Press, 1937.
  • An Essay on the Nature of Contemporary England, Constable, 1937.
  • The Issue, Sheed and Ward, 1937.
  • The Case of Dr. Coulton, Sheed and Ward, 1938.
  • Stories, Essays, and Poems, Dent, 1938.
  • The Great Heresies, Sheed and Ward, 1938.
  • Return to the Baltic, Constable, 1938.
  • Monarchy: A Study of Louis XIV, Cassell, 1938.
  • Cautionary Verses: The Collected Humorous Poems, Duckworth, 1939, also published as Cautionary Verses: Illustrated Album Edition with the Original Pictures, Knopf, 1941, rediscovered and illustrated by Edward Gorey, Harcourt (New York, NY), 2002.
  • On Sailing the Sea: A Collection of the Seagoing Writings of Hilaire Belloc, selected by W. N. Roughead, Methuen, 1939.
  • The Test Is Poland, [London], 1939.
  • Charles II: The Last Rally, Harper, 1939, also published as The Last Rally: A Story of Charles II, Cassell, 1940.
  • The Catholic and the War, Burns, Oates, 1940.
  • On the Place of Gilbert Chesterton in English Letters, Sheed and Ward, 1940.
  • The Silence of the Sea and Other Essays, Sheed and Ward, 1940.
  • Places, Sheed and Ward, 1941.
  • Elizabethan Commentary, Cassell, 1942, also published as Elizabeth: Creature of Circumstance, Harper, 1942.
  • An Alternative: An Article Originally Written During Mr. Belloc's Parliamentary Days, for St. George's Review and Since Revised, Distributist Books, 1947.
  • Dunction Hill: Unaccompanied Part-song for S.A.T.B., music by David Moule-Evans, B, F. Wood Music, 1947.
  • Selected Essays, Methuen, 1948.
  • Hilaire Belloc: An Anthology of His Prose and Verse, selected by Roughead, Lippincott, 1951.
  • Songs of the South Country, Duckworth, 1951.
  • World Conflict, Catholic Truth Society, 1951.
  • The Verse of Hilaire Belloc, edited by Roughead, Nonesuch Press, 1954.
  • Essays, edited by Anthony Foster, Methuen, 1955.
  • One Thing and Another: A Miscellany from his Uncollected Essays, edited by Patrick Cahill, Hollis and Carter, 1955.
  • Collected Verses, Penguin, 1958.
  • Jim, Who Ran Away from His Nurse, and Was Eaten by a Lion, Little, Brown, 1987.
  • Matilda Who Told Lies, illustrated by Posy Simmonds, Dial Books, 1992.
  • The Girondin, 1873 Press (New York, NY), 2000.
  • (Preface) Flee to the Fields: The Founding Papers of the Catholic Land Movement, IHS (Norfolk, VA), 2003.

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  • Ferdinand Foch, Precepts and Judgements: With a Sketch of the Military Career of Marshal Foch by Major A. Grasset, Holt, 1920.
  • Joseph Bedier, Tristan and Iseult, Boni, 1930.