“In breve, l'astuto e vecchio ebreo era riuscito ad avvolgere il bambino nella propria rete. Dopo aver fatto sì, mediante la solitudine e la tetraggine, che egli preferisse qualsiasi compagnia a quella dei propri lugubri pensieri in una casa tanto tetra, ora gli instillava pian piano nell'anima il veleno che sperava potesse renderla nera per sempre.”
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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.