This volume contains a collection of essays written by Gilbert Keith Chesterton. The essays of this collection span a variety of topics ranging from religion to politics, and will greatly appeal to fans and collectors of Chesterton s seminal work. The essays contained herein include: On Monsters and Logic, On Christmas that is Coming, On the Man on the Spot, On Shaw and his Black Girl, On the Atheist Museum, On the New Prudery, On The Return of the Barbarian, On Women Who Vote, etcetera. Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 - 1936) was an English writer, poet, philosopher, dramatist, journalist, theologian, critic, biographer, and Christian apologist. We are republishing this antiquarian book now in an affordable, modern edition - complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author."
Gilbert Keith Chesterton was one of the most influential English writers of the 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography, Christian apologetics, fantasy and detective fiction.
Chesterton has been called the "prince of paradox". Time magazine, in a review of a biography of Chesterton, observed of his writing style: "Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories—first carefully turning them inside out.
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