Varied Types
By G. K. Chesterton
12 Dec, 2019
A collection of twenty essays, ten of which had been previously published in the 1890s as Ten Types, republished in this edition with a few more essays written by Chesterton while he was an opinion columnist in London's Daily News in 1903. They all f
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A collection of twenty essays, ten of which had been previously published in the 1890s as Ten Types, republished in this edition with a few more essays written by Chesterton while he was an opinion columnist in London's Daily News in 1903. They all focus on famous individuals as critiques of one sort or another - either discussing their works and legacy in the case of a creative set, or their contribution to the evolution of humanity for those known for their prominent roles in more ancient times. Many of them were the author's contemporaries, with some of the essays written just after their deaths - perhaps as his unique form of eulogy. Less