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In Defense Of Sanity

The Best Essays of G.K. Chesterton

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Product Code:
IDSP
Format:
Paperback
ISBN/UPC:
9781586174897
Length:
0.88 (in)
Size (HxW):
8 x 5.31 (in)
Pages:
405
Publication date:
October 18, 2011
Weight:
14.42 oz
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G.K. Chesterton was a master essayist. But reading his essays is not just an exercise in studying a literary form at its finest, it is an encounter with timeless truths that jump off the page as fresh and powerful as the day they were written.

The only problem with Chesterton's essays is that there are too many of them. Over five thousand! For most GKC readers it is not even possible to know where to start or how to begin to approach them.

So three of the world's leading authorities on Chesterton - Dale Ahlquist, Joseph Pearce, Aidan Mackey - have joined together to select the "best" Chesterton essays, a collection that will be appreciated by both the newcomer and the seasoned student of this great 20th century man of letters.

The variety of topics are astounding:  barbarians, architects, mystics, ghosts, fireworks, rain, juries, gargoyles and much more. Plus a look at Shakespeare, Dickens, Jane Austen, George MacDonald, T.S. Eliot, and the Bible. All in that inimitable, formidable but always quotable style of GKC. Even more astounding than the variety is the continuity of Chesterton's thought that ties everything together. A veritable feast for the mind and heart.

While some of the essays in this volume may be familiar, many of them are collected here for the first time, making their first appearance in over a century.

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  • 5
    Best Essays

    Posted by Joseph Tuttle on Mar 23rd 2019

    Best compilation of the most essential essays of wit and wisdom from G K Chesterton. A must have for any Chesterton fan!