The Universe According to G. K. Chesterton: A Dictionary of the Mad, Mundane and Metaphysical (Dover Books on Literature & Drama) - Softcover

Chesterton, G. K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486481158 ISBN 13: 9780486481159

Publisher: Dover Publications, 2011

Synopsis

Fashion: An ideals that fails to satisfy.
Water: A medicine. It should be taken in small quantities in very extreme cases; as when one is going to faint.
Work: Doing what you do not like.
This quirky, original compilation serves up the eccentric wit and thought-provoking aphorisms of one of the twentieth century's liveliest and most articulate minds. Assembled by the president of the American Chesterton Society, it features alphabetical entries of "Chesternitions"—pithy and poetic definitions of words in the spirit of Samuel Johnson. Great for casual browsing or cover-to-cover study, the volume includes more than two dozen of Chesterton's distinctive drawings.

About this title

About the Author:

The extensive writings of G. K. Chesterton (1847–1936) include journalism, poetry, plays, history, biography, apologetics, and detective fiction. His writings have profoundly influenced countless readers, from C. S. Lewis to Michael Collins to Mahatma Gandhi.
Dale Ahlquist is the president of the American Chesterton Society and the publisher of Gilbert magazine.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0486481158
• ISBN 13: 9780486481159
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144
• Editor: Ahlquist Dale