Heretics

This 1905 collection of articles focuses on the era's "heretics": those who pride themselves in their superiority to conservative views. G. K. Chesterton's companion book to Orthodoxy assesses avant-garde artists and writers (including Kipling, Shaw, Wells, and Whistler) with the author's characteristic wisdom and good humor.

Widely known as the "Prince of Paradox," G. K. Chesterton was one of the most influential English writers and thinkers of the 20th century. Chesterton's prodigious talents embraced a wide range of subjects, from philosophy and religion to detective fiction and fantasy. And while his writings are light and whimsical, they are filled with direct and honest truths.

Introductory Remarks on the Importance of Orthodoxy

1

(8)

On the Negative Spirit

9

(7)

On Mr. Rudyard Kipling and Making the World Small

16

(9)

Mr. Bernard Shaw

25

(8)

Mr. H. G. Wells and the Giants

33

(13)

Christmas and the Aesthetes

46

(6)

Omar and the Sacred Vine

52

(6)

The Mildness of the Yellow Press

58

(9)

The Moods of Mr. George Moore

67

(4)

On Sandals and Simplicity

71

(4)

Science and the Savages

75

(6)

Paganism and Mr. Lowes Dickinson

81

(10)

Celts and Celtophiles

91

(4)

On Certain Modern Writers and the Institution of the Family

95

(10)

On Smart Novelists and the Smart Set

105

(11)

On Mr. McCabe and a Divine Frivolity

116

(10)

On the Wit of Whistler

126

(7)

The Fallacy of the Young Nation

133

(11)

Slum Novelists and the Slums

144

(10)

Concluding Remarks on the Importance of Orthodoxy

154

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