Heretics
Heretics, published in 1905, is the book in which G. K. Chesterton first set out his quarrel with the leading minds of his age. A heretic, for him, is not someone whose theology is wrong but someone proud that his philosophy is his own rather than true, and he takes on the most prominent of them one by one: Kipling and the cult of empire, Shaw and his progress, Wells and his science, Ibsen, Whistler, the Yellow Press, the Fabians, the pessimists and the devotees of the simple life. Chesterton defends dogma, the common man and the romance of ordinary things with jokes and paradoxes. Critics challenged him to state his own creed, and he answered with Orthodoxy three years later. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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Is Heretics in the public domain?
Yes. Heretics by G. K. Chesterton is a public-domain work. Vinteuil offers a carefully prepared digital edition made for comfortable reading on screen.
How long does it take to read Heretics?
About 4 h 19 min of reading, at an average reading pace. Your place is saved automatically when you are signed in, so you can read in several sittings and on several devices.
What kind of book is Heretics?
Heretics by G. K. Chesterton is filed under "History" in the Vinteuil library.
