G.K. Chesterton





G.K. Chesterton

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May 29, 1874 in Kensington, London, England, The United Kingdom

died
June 14, 1936

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Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was an English writer. His prolific and diverse output included philosophy, ontology, poetry, play writing, journalism, public lecturing and debating, literary and art criticism, biography, Christian apologetics, and fiction, including 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." For example, Chesterton wrote "Thieves respect property. They merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfectl...more


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The Man Who Was Thursday
3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 5,678 ratings — published 1908 — 209 editions
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Orthodoxy
4.29 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 3,611 ratings — published 1908 — 135 editions
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The Complete Father Brown
4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 1,221 ratings — published 1935 — 24 editions
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The Innocence of Father Brown
3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 1,154 ratings — published 1911 — 111 editions
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The Everlasting Man
4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 902 ratings — published 1925 — 53 editions
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The Man Who Knew Too Much
3.49 of 5 stars 3.49 avg rating — 606 ratings — published 1922 — 72 editions
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4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 481 ratings — published 1933 — 21 editions
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Manalive
4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 474 ratings — published 1912 — 59 editions
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The Napoleon of Notting Hill
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 567 ratings — published 1904 — 60 editions
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3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 452 ratings — published 1923 — 25 editions
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“Fairy tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”
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“Just going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in your garage makes you a car.”
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“Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.”
G.K. Chesterton, Alarms And Discursions

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