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Chesterton

American

[ches-ter-tuhn] / ˈtʃɛs tər tən /

noun

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

Chesterton British

/ ˈtʃɛstətən /

noun

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

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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

Chesterton, a friend and political opponent of Shaw.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 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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