G. K. Chesterton

From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
G. K. Chesterton (1909)

Gilbert Keith Chesterton, KC*SG (29 may 1874 - 14 june 1936) was an English author, philosopher, Christian apologist, and literary and art critic.

He is the creator of the fictional priest-detective Father Brown.


Conan Doyle and G. K. Chesterton

1914

Arthur Conan Doyle and G. K. Chesterton, among 40 other artists, co-signed a petition for England to take part to the First World War.

1916

Arthur Conan Doyle and G. K. Chesterton, both gave their opinion in the collection of articles Every Nation the Best Judge of Her Own Honor published in Everybody's Magazine.

1918

Arthur Conan Doyle and G. K. Chesterton, with 20 other persons, co-signed a letter about the Home for Blinded Soldiers and Sailors named after Charles Dickens.

1920

Arthur Conan Doyle and G. K. Chesterton were parodied in Jules Castier's "Rather Like..." : "The Footprints on the Ceiling" rather like Arthur Conan Doyle and "What's Maddening About Man" rather like G. K. Chesterton.

1922

Arthur Conan Doyle and G. K. Chesterton both gave their opinion in The Book I Most Enjoyed Writing.

1926

G. K. Chesterton wrote a review of Arthur Conan Doyle's novel The Land of Mist.

1929

Arthur Conan Doyle and G. K. Chesterton both gave their opinion on Spiritualism in the series of articles: If I were a Preacher, in The Glasgow Herald.


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