BELLOC, (Joseph) Hilaire (Peter)
- BELLOC, (Joseph) Hilaire (Peter)
(1870-1953)
French-born UK writer, known for his poetry - notably his Cautionary Tales (coll 1907) for children - his anti-Semitism, his Roman Catholic apologetics, and his novels. Most of his fiction was written either to argue a political case or to potboil, and his habit of displacing his venues from consensual reality served both motives, for his politics are fantastical and his commercial work tends to commit acts of vengeance against the hoi polloi. Mr Clutterbuck's Election (1908), A Change in the Cabinet (1909) and Pongo and the Bull (1910) together make up a
NEAR FUTURE assault on Edwardian politics in a 1920s UK. Of the several novels for which his friend and colleague G.K. CHESTERTON provided illustrations, But Soft - We Are Observed! (1928; vt Shadowed! 1929 US) is genuine sf, a satirical tale of suspense set in the USA and Europe in 1979, the main target once again being the parliamentary form of government. Other novels by HB of genre interest and illustrated by Chesterton are Mr Petre (1925), The Emerald of Catherine the Great (1926; vt The Emerald US), The Haunted House (1928), The Man who Made Gold (1930) and The Postmaster-General (1932). Packed with energy though formally negligent, HB's fiction awaits a modest revival.
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About the author: Hilaire Belloc (1945) by Robert Hamilton.
Science Fiction and Fantasy Encyclopedia.
Academic.
2011.
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