A Short History Of England (1917) By: Gilbert Keith Chesterton

Gilbert Keith Chesterton (29 May 1874 - 14 June 1936), better known as G. K. Chesterton, was an English writer, poet, philosopher, dramatist, journalist, orator, lay theologian, biographer, and literary and art critic. Chesterton is often referred to as the "prince of paradox". Time magazine has observed of his writing style: "Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories-first carefully turning them inside out."Chesterton was born in Campden Hill in Kensington, London, the son of Marie Louise, n?e Grosjean, and Edward Chesterton.He was baptised at the age of one month into the Church of England, though his family themselves were irregularly practising Unitarians.

• | Author: Gilbert Keith Chesterton
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Jan 27, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 238 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1542778387
• | ISBN-13: 9781542778381