Cheapening Chesterton
My review of a disappointing book on Chesterton has just been published by Faith and Culture. Those wishing to see the venting of my spleen should read on … https://www.faithandculture.com/home/2018/9/12/cheapening-chesterton
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My review of a disappointing book on Chesterton has just been published by Faith and Culture. Those wishing to see the venting of my spleen should read on … https://www.faithandculture.com/home/2018/9/12/cheapening-chesterton
A review of mine of a new book on Chesterton, originally published in the Chesterton Review, has just been reprinted by the Imaginative Conservative: http://www.theimaginativeconservative.org/2018/01/cheapening-chesterton-joseph-pearce.html
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