Quotes by and posts relating to one of the most influential authors of the 20th century, G.K. Chesterton
A blog dedicated to providing quotes by and posts relating to one of the most influential (and quotable!) authors of the twentieth century, G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936). If you do not know much about GKC, I suggest visiting the webpage of the American Chesterton Society as well as this wonderful Chesterton Facebook Page by a fellow Chestertonian
I also have created a list detailing examples of the influence of Chesterton if you are interested, that I work on from time to time.
(Moreover, for a list of short GKC quotes, I have created one here, citing the sources)
"...Stevenson had found that the secret of life lies in laughter and humility."
-Heretics (1905) _____________________
Friday, May 13, 2011
BBC Documentary on GKC's "Father Brown"
The BBC did a half-hour documentary on GKC's "Father Brown" stories (since 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of The Innocence of Father Brown, the first collection of Father Brown stories. http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/b010xzzf/
1 comment:
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Hi Mike, Please warn your readers against the BBC Father Brown television series, which uses the name as a peg to hang stories not remotely related to Chesterton, updated to the 1950's (apparently BBC believes we prefer to watch programmes set in a time some of us can remember) with Catholic services in Anglican churches, and a slew of characters more suited to Downton Abbey than to anything claiming a link to Chesterton.
1 comment:
Hi Mike, Please warn your readers against the BBC Father Brown television series, which uses the name as a peg to hang stories not remotely related to Chesterton, updated to the 1950's (apparently BBC believes we prefer to watch programmes set in a time some of us can remember) with Catholic services in Anglican churches, and a slew of characters more suited to Downton Abbey than to anything claiming a link to Chesterton.
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