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Chesterton's Gateway

14 Essays to Get You Hooked on Chesterton

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Chesterton's Gateway

By: Ethan Nicolle
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Chesterton's Gateway was made for the person who has always loved Chesterton quotes, but has never been able to finish - or perhaps even start - a Chesterton book. This is because there really is no really good "first" Chesterton book. They are all hard the first time around. Chesterton was an essayist, and it is through his essays he is best discovered. Ethan Nicolle has put together this assortment of essays, a list he often gives to people who ask him where to start with Chesterton. Included are chapter introductions to help with context.

“G.K. Chesterton was a master essayist. Why? Because he primarily wrote for the newspapers. He had to capture a reader and complete an idea in one sitting. But those thousands of throwaway essays still survive and sparkle as brightly as ever. Ethan Nicolle has provided a perfect sampling from the vast treasure.” (Dale Ahlquist, President , Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton)

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It is interesting that the work of G K Chesterton is as pertinent and insightful today as it was when he wrote over 100 years ago. Several of his articles could be printed in today’s newspapers (though admittedly papers today are little more than rags and propaganda) and seem to have been written about the world as it stands today. This ‘Gateway” book to Chesterton to a perfect start and the footnotes are helpful. I would love to see more of Chesterton’s work mainstreamed in the schools and any home schooling parent would be wise to assign this book as a great introduction. I also loved Ethan’s asides as he narrated his book. Well done

A very good window into the work of Chesterton

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what bugged me early actually became amusing the further I went. planned? I think not. hahaha

learn pronunciation Ethan!

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