* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Blatchford Controversies is a powerful collection of essays in which Chesterton defends his reasons for being Christian.
* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the book is one of the great works of English philosophical literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.
* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
Gilbert Keith Chesterton was one of the most influential English writers of the 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography, Christian apologetics, fantasy and detective fiction.
Chesterton has been called the "prince of paradox". Time magazine, in a review of a biography of Chesterton, observed of his writing style: "Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories—first carefully turning them inside out.
... Show more