Chesterton

[ ches-ter-tuh n ]

/ ˈtʃɛs tər tən /

noun

G(ilbert) K(eith),1874–1936, English essayist, critic, and novelist.

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Examples from the Web for chesterton

It means Paine, Thoreau, Emerson, Chesterton, Mencken, Orwell.
The Incredibly Stupid War on the Common Core|Charles Upton Sahm|April 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A little gospel here, a little Chesterton there, a little waistcoat here.
Mumford and Sons: The Pinterest of Folk Music|Justin Green|October 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I found her, as Shaw found Chesterton, “to sometimes be at his best when you disagreed with him.”
The Only Critic That Mattered|Allen Barra|November 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST
But Chesterton's taste for bigness has come to his service in criticism.
G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study|Julius West

It is dangerous to wander in fairyland, as Chesterton has himself demonstrated, "one might meet a fairy."
G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study|Julius West
If you don't accept that you are damned; the Chesterton guillotine has clicked on you.
Books and Persons|Arnold Bennett
Then we came to realize, as never before, the value of such men as Chesterton.
G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study|Julius West
Chesterton seems extraordinarily shy with his feminine characters.
G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study|Julius West

British Dictionary definitions for chesterton

Chesterton

/ (ˈtʃɛstətən) /

noun

G (ilbert) K (eith). 1874–1936, English essayist, novelist, poet, and critic

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