About
Gilbert Keith Chesterton, better known as G. K. Chesterton, was born in London in 1874. After studying art and literature, he became a prolific journalist and writer. He authored novels, short stories, essays, and poems, and created the famous detective Father Brown. His conversion to Catholicism in 1922 marked his life and work. He is also known for his apologetic writings and advocacy of Distributism. His paradoxical and epigrammatic style earned him the nickname 'prince of paradox'. He died in 1936 in Beaconsfield.
Major works
- The Napoleon of Notting Hill (1904)novel
- The Man Who Was Thursday (1908)novel
- The Innocence of Father Brown (1911)short story collection
- Orthodoxy (1908)essay
- The Everlasting Man (1925)essay
Key milestones
- 1922Conversion to Roman Catholicism.
- 1936Posthumous publication of his autobiography.
- 1925Publication of 'The Everlasting Man', cited by C. S. Lewis as influential in his own conversion.
Themes
ParadoxChristianityDistributismMysteryApologetics
Sources: id.loc.gov · shu.edu