Chesterton

[ches-ter-tuh n]

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for chesterton

Contemporary Examples of chesterton

It means Paine, Thoreau, Emerson, Chesterton, Mencken, Orwell.
The Incredibly Stupid War on the Common Core
Charles Upton Sahm
April 21, 2014
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
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

Historical Examples of chesterton

At this point agreement with Mr. Chesterton becomes difficult.
G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study
Julius West
Chesterton's method in writing it is that of the digger wasp.
G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study
Julius West
Chesterton has been throughout his career essentially a Crusader.
G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study
Julius West
But Chesterton is as devoid of suggestions as a goat is of modesty.
G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study
Julius West
Another of Chesterton's intellectual aberrations is his anti-Semitism.
G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study
Julius West

British Dictionary definitions for chesterton

Chesterton

noun

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

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