What is Hilaire Belloc?
[[File:Hilaire Belloc Portrait.jpg|thumb|Hilaire Belloc]] '''Hilaire Belloc''' (27 July 1870 – 1953) was a [[France|French]]-born [[England|English]] [[writer]], [[poet]], [[satire|satirist]] and [[politician]] . He wrote many different [[poem]]s which he put into the book ''[[Cautionary Tales for Children]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bloomsbury.com/Hilaire-Belloc/authors/14694 |title=Hilaire Belloc |first= |last= |work=Bloomsbury Publishing Author Biography |year=2011 |accessdate=19 November 2011 |archive-date=6 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111106000358/http://www.bloomsbury.com/Hilaire-Belloc/authors/14694 |url-status=dead }}</ref> That book included the famous Matilda. This poem was about a girl who told [[lie]]s and was burned to death. Belloc was one of the most productive writers in 1902. Belloc was a politician as well as a writer. He was a [[Member of Parliament]] from 1906 until 1910. While he many things in addition to writing, he is best known for his writing. These poems included [[fictional character|characters]] such as Jim, who ran away from his [[nurse]] and was eaten by a [[lion]] and Matilda who told lies and was burnt to death. Belloc was also well known as a speaker, man of letters and political [[activist]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Belloc, Hilaire}} [[Category:1870 births]] [[Category:1953 deaths]] [[Category:Writers from Sussex]] [[Category:English poets]] [[Category:Liberal Party (UK) MPs]]