In Defense Of Sanity: The Best Essays of G.K. Chesterton

How wonderful to hear this profound contribution to thought read so well.

The content may be fine, I don't know yet. There is no table of contents. The font and line spacing is different in different chapters. One chapter has hyphens everywhere and only one at the end of a line; one word has four hyphens, six letters words are commonly hyphenated, at least two lines have eight hyphen each. If you like physical books you'll hate this.

To simply declare that I enjoyed reading this book is an understatement for two reasons: First, because the joy of reading this book is only the begining. Enlightenment, clarity, wonder, mirth, humor, truth, and, yes, sanity, all follow in their train. This is as fine a collection of the "best" of Chesterton as I have come across. As noted in the begining of the work, the three editors are long time enthusiasts and efficienados of GKC; pioneers in the Chesterton revival. They have collected a fine compilation of the major examples of pure Chesterton prose. Indeed, the wide range of subjects speak for themselves and reflect the depth of knowledge and wonder that he had for God's creation. Secondly, I now have the joy of rereading the collection. In fact, I expect I will be revisiting this volume many times. One of the great pleasures in reading Chesterton is the anticipation of reading him again, and again; each time bringing something new up from the well. In conclusion, this may now be that proverbial first book to read when being introduced to the sanity of GKC. And if this happens to be your first (or 100th) Chesterton work, know that it is just the begining of a long friendship with a great soul. Enjoy!

Alles super. Danke

Great essays by one of our best essayists.