The Defendant
by G. K. Chesterton
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G. K. Chesterton's hilarious defense... of just about anything In this hodgepodge of early musings, a young G. K. Chesterton operates under the conceit that many objects in the human purview-ranging from the humdrum and mundane to the outright ridiculous-could use the advocacy of a good apologist every once in a while. This lively book, filled with essays from Chesterton's days as a budding journalist for the Speaker, vindicates everything from skeletons to detective stories, from patriotism show more to penny dreadfuls. An ardent defender of the indefensible, Chesterton earns his reputation as the "prince of paradox" in The Defendant and reminds us why he is often regarded as one of the greatest moral thinkers of his age. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices. show lessTags
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What more can you say about Chesterton that has not already been said? What more badge can be added to his coat whose green is already covered with arrays of gold?
Let I will add one more even though it find no cloth. The Defendant is a fine collection of essays. Chesterton takes you through a range of subjects of his fancy with effortless grace and charm and wit. None of them have lost their potency or their relevance and I believe they will intensify as the years of history keep marching on. Read it and you will find each one a delight.
Let I will add one more even though it find no cloth. The Defendant is a fine collection of essays. Chesterton takes you through a range of subjects of his fancy with effortless grace and charm and wit. None of them have lost their potency or their relevance and I believe they will intensify as the years of history keep marching on. Read it and you will find each one a delight.
A collection of short essays with Chesterton doing what he did best: challenge stereotypes and show how much we could alter our opinions if only we took the time to think.
Original: The Defendant, 16 essays zur Verteidigung unpopulärer Ideedn/Meinungen
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Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in London, England, in 1874. He began his education at St Paul's School, and later went on to study art at the Slade School, and literature at University College in London. Chesterton wrote a great deal of poetry, as well as works of social and literary criticism. Among his most notable books are The Man Who Was show more Thursday, a metaphysical thriller, and The Everlasting Man, a history of humankind's spiritual progress. After Chesterton converted to Catholicism in 1922, he wrote mainly on religious topics. Chesterton is most known for creating the famous priest-detective character Father Brown, who first appeared in "The Innocence of Father Brown." Chesterton died in 1936 at the age of 62. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Il bello del brutto
- Original title
- The Defendant
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- 1901
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- The reissue of a series of essays so ephemeral and even superfluous may
seem at the first glance to require some excuse; probably the best
excuse is that they will have been completely forgotten, and therefore
may be... (show all) read again with entirely new sensations.
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- 820.800914 — Literature & rhetoric English & Old English literatures English and Old English (Anglo-Saxon) literatures Collections of literary texts in more than one form 1900- 1900-1999 1945-1999
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- PR4453 .C4 .D4 — Language and Literature English English Literature 19th century , 1770/1800-1890/1900
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