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October 08, 2006

Immediately Impressed

As noted in a previous post, I picked up Orthodoxy by G K Chesterton yesterday. Until this purchase, I had never actually read any of Chesterton's works - but I am immediately impressed.

Thoroughly worldly people never understand even the world; they rely altogether on a few cynical maxims which are not true.

Methinks I'm in for a treat...

Posted by Mark Noonan at October 8, 2006 01:06 AM

Comments

If you can, get his Heretics and The Everlasting Man.

I prefer his Father Brown stories, but that's just me.

Posted by: The Small Town hick

at October 8, 2006 02:08 AM

Hick,

I think I'll eventually be getting everything he wrote...I'm further in to the book now, and just enjoying it more and more.

Posted by: Mark Noonan

at October 8, 2006 04:13 PM

I told you so! Check out: http://www.chesterton.org/

Also, "The Everlasting Man", "Whats Wrong With the World.", and "The Man Who Was Thursday." I would also suggest reading anything by Hilaire Belloc. Especially his almost prophectic warnings about militant Islam.

I have read Orthodoxy about a dozen times. Every time, it gets better, as I absorb more and more of it. Also, I find new, great quotes each time. I have highlighted so much of that book, it is just ridiculus. A quick note on the book:

http://www.chesterton.org/discover/lectures/12orthodoxy.html

Posted by: Brian at October 8, 2006 06:00 PM

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