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GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON [1874-1936] was an English journalist and writer of essays, novels, poetry, plays, and nonfiction. He wrote 80 books and several thousand essays.
In 1896, after attending University College, London, he worked in London for a publisher.
In 1902, he began a column at the Daily News.
In 1905, he began a thirty year career as a columnist at The Illustrated London News.
His best novel is considered to be The Man Who Was Thursday.
His detective stories featuring his character Father Brown continue to be widely read.
His poetry has not achieved the acclaim of his other writings, although some extol the quality of The Ballad Of The White Horse.
His best nonfiction work is considered to be Charles Dickens: A Critical Study
His major works:
The Napoleon of Notting Hill (1904)
Heretics (1905)
Charles Dickens: A Critical Study (1906)
The Man Who Was Thursday (1907)
Orthodoxy (1908)
The Ballad Of The White Horse (1911) poetry
Father Brown short stories (detective fiction)
Eugenics and Other Evils (1922)
The Everlasting Man (1925)
Gilbert Keith Chesterton was one of the most influential English writers of the 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography, Christian apologetics, fantasy and detective fiction.
Chesterton has been called the "prince of paradox". Time magazine, in a review of a biography of Chesterton, observed of his writing style: "Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories—first carefully turning them inside out.
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