I got introduced to G.K.Chesterton through his Father Brown stories and loved them. However, i have not read much of his non-fiction. Can you recommend some good Collected Works/Omnibus of Chesterton?
Of all the authors i have read, I found his language and turns of phrases the most hard to follow. He had this trick of using words which are antonyms of each other in succeeding sentences thus making it seem like a paradox but which all eventually make perfect sense. Also his observations on Human characteristics/Foibles were very insightful and made you think. Truly, one of the greats.
PS: I deplore the "Modern" trend in "Revisionist History" where the Greats are looked at through today's Moral Lens and the whole man is tarred due to flaws in certain aspects of his character. People are a product of their Times and are always a bundle of contradictions.
Of all the authors i have read, I found his language and turns of phrases the most hard to follow. He had this trick of using words which are antonyms of each other in succeeding sentences thus making it seem like a paradox but which all eventually make perfect sense. Also his observations on Human characteristics/Foibles were very insightful and made you think. Truly, one of the greats.
PS: I deplore the "Modern" trend in "Revisionist History" where the Greats are looked at through today's Moral Lens and the whole man is tarred due to flaws in certain aspects of his character. People are a product of their Times and are always a bundle of contradictions.