Wisdom Of Mr Chesterton
The Wisdom of Mr. Chesterton: The Very Best Quotes, Quips, and Cracks from the Pen of G.K. Chesterton Perspective is really the comic element in everything. -G.K. Chesterton Beloved Catholic author Gilbert Keith Chesterton was a poet, a journalist, a mystery novelist, a people’s theologian and, some would say, a prophet who only by looking at the world upside-down could see it clearly enough to predict its future. He was also a wordsmith of the highest order, capable of making words dance with delight upon the page. Enjoy the purest distillations of G.K.’s wit and charm with The Wisdom of Mr. Chesterton, a unique collection of the pithiest and most profound sentences ever to spring from his pen. Editor and renowned apologist Dave Armstrong has scoured Chesterton’s voluminous writings even the most obscure gathered together his choicest quotes, and meticulously organized them by topic. A book to savor, to dip into time and time again, The Wisdom of Mr. Chesterton is sure to delight diehard Chestertonians while providing newcomers a perfect introduction to one of the brightest lights of English Catholic letters.
SKU (ISBN): 9781935302193
ISBN10: 1935302191
Editor: Dave Armstrong
Binding: Trade Paper
Published: September 2009
Publisher: Tan Books
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