G. K. Chestertonβs βThe Uses of Diversity' is a collection of essays from the "Prince of Paradox". Written by the English writer and philosopher, Chestertonβs essays are full of exciting points, intelligent jokes, and intriguing insights, and beautifully showcase Chestertonβs thoughts and beliefs.
Some of the essays featured in the collection include: βOn Seriousnessβ, βTennysonβ, βThe Japaneseβ, βChristian Scienceβ, βThe Evolution of Emmaβ, βQuestions of Divorceβ, βMormonismβ, βDickens Againβ, βGeorge Wyndhamβ, and βOn Monstersβ.
A superb collection for readers of Chesterton, which covers a wide array of topics on everything from religion and nationalities to poltics and different influential novelists.
Known as the βPrince of Paradox,β Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 β 1936) was an English author, philosopher, and literary critic. An unparalleled essayist, he produced over four thousand essays during his lifetime, alongside eighty novels and two hundred short stories. Himself both a modernist and devout Catholic, he is remembered best for his priest-detective short stories βFather Brownβ, and his metaphysical thriller βThe Man Who Was Thursdayβ. In his lifetime, Chesterton befriended and debated some of the greatest thinkers of the age, such as George Bernard Shore, H. G. Wells, and Bertrand Russell, while his works went on to inspire figures including T. S. Eliot, Michael Collins, and Mahatma Gandhi. According to his autobiography, Chesterton and Shaw also played cowboys in a silent movie that was never released.