Belloc
HILAIRE, author and publicist, born in La Celle St. Cloud, France, July 27, 1870. Although of French birth and parentage, he was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, and has spent most of his life in England. From 1906 to 1910 BELL ROCK he was a Liberal member of the British Parliament from Salford. His knowledge of books, places, and men is almost encyclopedic, and his writings command respect and attention. He has written many books and lectured extensively .
During the World War his work as a military critic and commentator placed him in the foremost rank of publicists.