Early life
Chesterton was born in Campden Hill in Kensington, London, on 29 May 1874. His father was Edward … See more

"Chesterbelloc"
Chesterton is often associated with his close friend, the poet and essayist Hilaire Belloc. George Bernard Shaw coined the name "Chesterbelloc" for their partnership, and this stuck. Though they were very different men, they … See more

James Parker, in The Atlantic, gave a modern appraisal:
In his vastness and mobility, Chesterton continues to elude … See more

• Ahlquist, Dale (2012), The Complete Thinker: The Marvelous Mind of G. K. Chesterton, Ignatius Press, ISBN 978-1-58617-675-4 See more

Chesterton wrote around 80 books, several hundred poems, some 200 short stories, 4,000 essays (mostly newspaper columns), and several plays. He was a literary and social … See more

Advocacy of Catholicism
Chesterton's views, in contrast to Shaw and others, became increasingly focused towards the Church. In Orthodoxy he wrote: "The worship of will is the negation of will ... If Mr Bernard Shaw comes up to me and says, 'Will … See more

Books
• Chesterton, Gilbert Keith (1904), Ward, M. (ed.), The Napoleon of Notting Hill
• ——— (1903), Robert Browning, Macmillan
• ——— (1905), Heretics, John Lane See more