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| Name: |
Gilbert Keith Chesterton | | Birth Date: |
May 29, 1874 | | Death Date: |
June 14, 1936 | | Place of Birth: |
London, England | | Place of Death: |
Beaconsfield, England | | Nationality: |
English | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
author, journalist, artist |
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Biography of Gilbert Keith Chesterton
414 words, approx. 1 pages
 The English author, journalist, and artist Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) dedicated his extraordinary intellect and creative power to the reform of English government and society. In 1922 he converted to Roman Catholicism and became its champion....
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Biography of G(ilbert) K(eith) Chesterton
9,492 words, approx. 32 pages
 Gilbert Keith Chesterton was a prolific writer who wrote in such a variety of genres that he resists simple classification. Previous Dictionary of Literary Biography volumes have examined Chesterton as a poet, a dramatist, a traditional novelist, a...
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Biography of G(ilbert) K(eith) Chesterton
8,339 words, approx. 28 pages
 Gilbert Keith Chesterton, journalist, essayist, master ideologue of religion and politics, and a seminal figure in the development of the modern detective story, was born on 29 May 1874 in Campden Hill, in the Kensington neighborhood of London....



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G. K. Chesterton Quotes
16,951 words, approx. 57 pages
 Gilbert Keith Chesterton ( 29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936 ) was a British writer, critic and author of verse, essays, novels, and short stories. He often wrote from a Christian perspective. See Also: The Ballad of the White Horse Contents 1 Sourced 1.1...


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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G. K. Chesterton Information
3,817 words, approx. 13 pages
 Gilbert Keith Chesterton (May 29, 1874–June 14, 1936) was an influential English writer of the early 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography, Christian apologetics, fantasy, and detective...




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 National Review
G.K. Chesterton.
01/30/1987: 938 words, approx. 3 pages G. K. Chesterton by Michael Ffinch(Harper & Row, 384 pp, $18.95) THIS MAKES THE Chesterton revivalofficial: a most favorable volume, with the weight and authority of a standard biography, coming from a mainline publisher like Harper & Row. The past decade...
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 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Magazine resurrects G.K. Chesterton
11/10/2002: 718 words, approx. 2 pages Magazine resurrects G.K. Chesterton By ALEX BEAM Boston Globe Sunday, November 10, 2002 Economic challenges notwithstanding, we are witnessing a small boom in magazine start-ups. A man I know is trying to launch Fix, a publication catering to the vast recovery...
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Today in history - Aug. 4
8/4/2007: 499 words, approx. 2 pages Today is Saturday, Aug. 4, the 216th day of 2007. There are 149 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Aug. 4, 1944, Nazi police raided the secret annex of a building in Amsterdam and arrested eight people, including 15-year-old Anne Frank, whose diary...
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Today in History-Jan 10
12/31/2007: 487 words, approx. 2 pages Today is Thursday, Jan. 10, the 10th day of 2008. There are 356 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Jan. 10, 1776, Thomas Paine published his influential pamphlet, "Common Sense."On this date:In 1861, Florida seceded from the Union.In 1870, John D. Rockefeller incorporated...



Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Robert A. Kantra
10,831 words, approx. 36 pages
 In the following excerpt, Kantra examines G. K. Chesterton and C. S. Lewis, concentrating on their roles as religious satirists and Christian apologists.
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Critical Essay by Lawrence J. Clipper
9,254 words, approx. 31 pages
 In the following essay, Clipper observes that Chesterton followed the Romantic school of early twentieth-century literature.
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Critical Essay by Thomas E. Porter
9,094 words, approx. 30 pages
 In the following review, Porter explores the “Father Brown” stories as a tool used by Chesterton to demonstrate Christian perspectives.


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