Gilbert Keith Chesterton

Known for WritingBorn 1874-05-29Died 1936-06-14Kensington, London, England, UK

Gilbert Keith Chesterton KC*SG (29 May 1874 - 14 June 1936) was an English writer, philosopher, lay theologian, and literary and art critic. He has been referred to as the "prince of paradox". Time magazine observed of his writing style: "Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories-first carefully turning them inside out". Chesterton created the fictional priest-detective Father Brown, and wrote on apologetics. Even some of those who disagree with him have recognised the wide appeal of such works as Orthodoxy and The Everlasting Man. Chesterton routinely referred to himself as an "orthodox" Christian, and came to identify this position more and more with Catholicism, eventually converting to Catholicism from High Church Anglicanism. George Bernard Shaw, his "friendly enemy", said of him, "He was a man of colossal genius". Biographers have identified him as a successor to such Victorian authors as Matthew Arnold, Thomas Carlyle, Cardinal John Henry Newman, and John Ruskin.Read more

Movies & web series

Magic

The Blast of the Book

Rosy Rapture

Sanctuary of Fear

Father Brown

Father Brown

Er kann's nicht lassen

The Black Sheep

Father Brown

Father Brown, Detective

The Man Who Was Thursday

The Face in the Target

Father Brown

Záhada zlatého servisu

The Face in the Target

BBC: The Voice of Britain

The Detection Club