Old Thunder: A Life of Hilaire Belloc

Written by Joseph Pearce

Narrated by Kevin F. Spalding

Hilaire Belloc is one of the most important writers of the 20th 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In this updated biography, with a new introduction by Dale Alhquist, Joseph Pearce uses previously unpublished letters and photographs to reveal in Belloc a romantic, complex, and solitary man, who is one of the true giants of the Catholic revival in the last century.

An Author's Republic audio production.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Author's Republic
• Release date: Oct 5, 2017
• ISBN: 9781505110951

Joseph Pearce

Joseph Pearce is the author of numerous literary works including Literary Converts, The Quest for Shakespeare and Shakespeare on Love, and the editor of the Ignatius Critical Editions series. His other books include literary biographies of Oscar Wilde, J.R.R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, G. K. Chesterton and Alexander Solzhenitsyn.

Reviews for Old Thunder

[stanley turner · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A well researched biography on one of the largest influences on G.K. Chesterton. I had not heard of Belloc until reading some of Chesterton’s works. A very interesting individual. Highly recommended...SLT