Name: Twelve Types
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Author: G. K. Chesterton

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Author

G. K. Chesterton

Publisher

Createspace

Language

English

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Paperback

Dimensions

22.9x15.2x0.3 cm

Weight

0.08 kg.

ISBN13

9781979069328

Synopsis "Twelve Types"

12 Biographies presented by Gilbert Keith (G.K.) Chesterton Charlotte Bronte 4 William Morris and his School 10 The Optimism of Byron 17 Pope and the Art of Satire 23 Francis 31 Rostand 38 Charles II 44 Stevenson 50 Thomas Carlyle 55 Tolstoy and the Cult of Simplicity 63 Savonarola 74 The Position of Sir Walter Scott 79

G. K. Chesterton

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G. K. Chesterton (London, May 29, 1874 – Beaconsfield, June 14, 1936) was a prolific British writer, author of essays, novels, poetry, biographies, and Christian apologetics. His work is characterized by irony, paradoxical wit, and a critical view of modernity. He was a prominent convert to Catholicism and an influential figure in religious and literary thought of his time. He is also known for his brilliant argumentative style and his defense of common sense.

Among his most recognized works are The Man Who Was Thursday (1908), Orthodoxy (1908), The Innocence of Father Brown (1911), Heretics (1905), The Ball and the Cross (1909), and The Resurrection of Rome (1930). He cultivated the essay, the novel of ideas, detective stories, and social and religious criticism.

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