G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936)
Prince of paradox, author of Orthodoxy, The Everlasting Man, and Father Brown.
Gilbert Keith Chesterton was an English Christian apologist writer. Chesterton's wit, paradoxical style, and defence of tradition made him a dominant figure in early 20th-century literature.
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- Orthodoxy
- The Everlasting Man
- The Innocence of Father Brown
- The Man Who Was Thursday
- Saint Francis of Assisi
- Heretics
- What's Wrong with the World
- The Ball and the Cross
- The Wisdom of Father Brown
- The Incredulity of Father Brown
- The Secret of Father Brown
- The Ballad of the White Horse
- The Catholic Church and Conversion
Edition guides
- Orthodoxy
- The Everlasting Man
- The Father Brown Stories
- The Man Who Was Thursday
- St. Thomas Aquinas (“The Dumb Ox”) & St. Francis of Assisi
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At a glance
Era: Twentieth Century. Apologist, novelist, journalist, and convert.