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Gilbert Keith Chesterton, KC*SG (29 may 1874 - 14 june 1936) was an English author, philosopher, Christian apologist, and literary and art critic. <br />
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He is the creator of the fictional priest-detective Father Brown. <br />
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== Conan Doyle and G. K. Chesterton ==<br />
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'''1914'''<br />
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[[Arthur Conan Doyle]] and G. K. Chesterton, among 40 other artists, co-signed a [[Famous British Authors Defend England's War|petition]] for England to take part to the First World War.<br />
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'''1916'''<br />
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[[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]].<br />
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'''1918'''<br />
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[[Arthur Conan Doyle]] and G. K. Chesterton, with 20 other persons, co-signed a [[Dickens and our Blinded Heroes|letter]] about the Home for Blinded Soldiers and Sailors named after Charles Dickens.<br />
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'''1920'''<br />
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[[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.<br />
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'''1922'''<br />
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[[Arthur Conan Doyle]] and G. K. Chesterton both gave their opinion in [[The Book I Most Enjoyed Writing]].<br />
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'''1926'''<br />
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G. K. Chesterton wrote a [[Our Note Book (review 10 april 1926)|review]] of [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s novel [[The Land of Mist]].<br />
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'''1929'''<br />
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[[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]]. <br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Das Schwarze Schaf]] (1960) : a Father Brown movie. The French poster of the movie includes a [[Sherlock Holmes]] silhouette.<br />
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