Having finished Chesterton's book about St. Francis of Assisi, I looked for a copy of this one, which I've always found the most intriguing concept of all his books: a study of comparative religion against the backdrop of history, as compared to Christianity.

I was really surprised to find the first chapter meshing incredibly well with Jurassic Park, which I am just finishing up for the umpteenth time. This was made by Chesterton's point about what scientists of the day said was typical caveman behavior (beating women, dragging them by hair, etc.) versus the actual evidence of paintings done in caves. As one of the main points of Jurassic Park is that scientists make a lot of decisions based on their preconceptions versus actual reality, the caveman argument really hit home. One wonders if Michael Crichton read much G.K. Chesterton.

I can really see how this would have been an influence on C.S. Lewis.

I listened to the John Franklyn-Robbins narration; it was incredible.