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G. K. Chesterton: All Things Considered
G. K. Chesterton: All Things Considered | G K Chesterton
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"All Things Considered" features more than thirty columns that G. K. Chesterton wrote for the London Daily News in the years before World War I. Covering a variety of themes, each is written with the same high quality that readers have come to expect of Chesterton. In an essay on canvassing, Chesterton ponders some unusual double standards. In another, he writes about daily annoyances. Another covers literature. But regardless of the topic, each of the essays in "All Things Considered" is the usual Chesterton masterpiece, tempting the reader to track down even more of the 4,000 newspaper columns penned by Chesterton during his career. G. K. Chesterton is well known as a novelist, essayist, storyteller, poet, philosopher, theologian, historian, artist, and critic. He's less well-known as a journalist these days, yet all evidence indicates that he viewed his work for the various newspapers as his primary raison-de-etre. Therefore anyone interested in exploring the works of this colossal genius should include a sampling of his newspaper columns, as featured in "All Things Considered," along with all of his other brilliant books.
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TheSpineView Great choice!🌞 2y
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tjwill
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Sometimes the Goodreads loading screen quotes are truly delightful. 😄🧀

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All Things Considered | G.K. Chesterton
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"But the stars are funny, because they give birth to life, and life gives birth to fun."

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tjwill
All Things Considered | G.K. Chesterton
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This collection of essays was hit and miss for me, but Chesterton has a great voice in his writing: wry yet genuine in his criticisms.

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[On waiting to celebrate a holiday until the appointed day]

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I haven't loved all of the essays so far, but there are occasionally some very relatable lines.