The Defendant – latest issue – Autumn 2026
The Wounds of Chesterton – Karl Schmude looks at Chesterton’s experience of suffering during his life, including the childlessness he shared with his wife Frances and the early death of his brother, Cecil, and highlights his bravery in surmounting these trials.
Chesterton’s Other Autobiography – Gary Furnell reviews an unusual work on Chesterton, prepared by Dale Ahlquist, which comprises an “alternative autobiography” that is more revealing about his life than the autobiography Chesterton published in the year of his death, 1936.
And much more …
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