Heretics is a collection of essays by G. K. Chesterton, first published in 1905. In it he examines the ideas and worldviews of various contemporary writers and thinkers, challenging their assumptions with wit and paradox. It is worth listening to for its lively, provocative prose and its defense of a traditional moral and religious outlook.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
HERETICS
by
Gilbert K. Chesterton
“To My Father”
Source
Heretics was copyrighted in 1905 by the John Lane Company. This electronic text is derived from the twelfth (1919) edition published by the John Lane Company of New York City and printed by the
Plimpton Press of Norwood, Massachusetts. The text carefully follows that of the published edition (including British spelling).
The Author
Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in London, England on the 29th of May, 1874. Though he considered himself a mere “rollicking journalist,” he was actually a prolific and gifted writer in virtually every area of literature. A man of strong opinions and enormously talented at defending them, his exuberant personality nevertheless allowed him to maintain warm friendships with people—such as
George Bernard Shaw and H. G. Wells—with whom he vehemently disagreed.
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