Chesterton
Americannoun
noun
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Most writers of detective stories trick us by withholding or muddling the one clue that explains everything; Chesterton is so fun that you won’t even care.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Chesterton published between 1910 and 1936, and inspired a radio drama, several movies and several TV adaptations.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2026
Chesterton observed, you can’t know which fences to remove until you understand why they were built.
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
Soldiers fight, Chesterton says, because their cause is bound up with their affections for their family and fealty to their God.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
He visited Bobby in the jail and gave him a copy of The Apostle of Common Sense, a book about the writer G. K. Chesterton, which covered various matters of religion and culture.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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