G.K. Chesterton 1 ephemera and 2 photos
Place Published: Vancouver & New York
Date Published: 1910 & 1931
Binding: No binding
G.K. Chesterton was a prolific English writer, philosopher, lay theologian, art and literary critic. He was traditional, extolling the virtues of the 'little man', and the romantic, pre-modern past. He was considered somewhat eccentric, idiosyncratic, and was fiercely opinionated. Hugely influential in his own time, he often debated with other men of letters, such as H.G. Wells, Clarence Darrow and George Bernard Shaw. Chesterton wrote around 80 books, several hundred poems, some 200 short stories, 4,000 essays (mostly newspaper columns), and several plays.
1 Ephemera:
• 8 x 11 inches, 4 page leaflet, with slight tear on both sides in the middle, advertising his lecture, “Culture and the Coming Peril”, 10 March [1931], under the auspices of the High School Teachers Auditorium, Georgia St. West, [Vancouver], under the management of Lee Keedick, New York. From September 1930 to March 1931.
Chesterton travelled to Canada and the USA giving lectures and engaging in debates.
2 B&w photos circa 1910:
• Chesterton, Brown Brothers, New York. Two photos 4-1/2 x 6-1/4 inches and the other 6 x 7-1/2 inches.
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