The Myth of Arthur
O learned man who never learned to learn, Save to deduce, by timid steps and small, From towering smoke that fire can never burn And from tall tales that men […]
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Author: G. K. Chesterton
The Secret of Father Brown
Introduction by Rebekah Valerius G.K. Chesterton was once asked to name his favorite detective novel. “As I am the President of a club consisting entirely of English writers of detective […]
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On George MacDonald
G.K. Chesterton on one of his favorite authors, George MacDonald. This piece was written as an introduction to George MacDonald and His Wife, by Greville M. MacDonald (MacDonald’s son), 1924. […]
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Chesterton As Poet: The Wise Men
Step softly, under snow or rain, To find the place where men can pray; The way is all so very plain That we may lose the way. Oh, we have […]
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Chesterton As Philosopher: The Revival of Philosophy
The best reason for a revival of philosophy is that unless a man has a philosophy certain horrible things will happen to him. He will be practical; he will be […]
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Chesterton As Story-Teller: The Shop of Ghosts
Nearly all the best and most precious things in the universe you can get for a halfpenny. I make an exception, of course, of the sun, the moon, the earth, […]
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