The Everlasting Man (Masterplots II: Nonfiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: G. K. Chesterton
- First Published: 1925
- Type of Work: History
- Genres: Nonfiction, History
- Subjects: Communication, Religion, Human race, Jesus Christ, Anthropology or anthropologists, Church or churches, Reason or reasoning
Form and Content
Gilbert Keith Chesterton, better known by his initials as G. K. Chesterton, was an English essayist, novelist, poet, journalist, and author of literary and social criticism. Chesterton was a somewhat contentious man, writing on many subjects about which he had strong feelings, but always with charm, wit, and generosity. In 1925 he published The Everlasting Man, which incorporated many ideas suggested in his earlier works. It reflects his own spiritual journey, which had brought him to a conversion to Roman Catholicism in the summer of 1922.
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