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'''Gilbert Keith Chesterton''' (1874-1936), usually abbreviated '''G.K.''', was an English writer and public figure. Though he was a prolific (and frequently prolix) writer, he is remembered best for three relatively early works: ''[[The Man Who Was Thursday]]'' and ''[[Orthodoxy]]'' (Chesterton's ''apologia'' for his Christian faith), both written in 1908; and ''[[The Innocence of Father Brown]]'', the first collection of short stories about the priest [[Father Brown]], written in 1911. Chesterton is also notable as a convert from [[Anglicanism]] to the [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholic]] church. Though his Catholic tendencies are discernible from his early career, he did not actually convert until 1922. Chesterton was a major influence on [[C. S. Lewis]], a Christian apologist of the 20th century. | '''Gilbert Keith Chesterton''' (1874-1936), usually abbreviated '''G.K.''', was an English writer and public figure. Though he was a prolific (and frequently prolix) writer, he is remembered best for three relatively early works: ''[[The Man Who Was Thursday]]'' and ''[[Orthodoxy]]'' (Chesterton's ''apologia'' for his Christian faith), both written in 1908; and ''[[The Innocence of Father Brown]]'', the first collection of short stories about the priest [[Father Brown]], written in 1911. Chesterton is also notable as a convert from [[Anglicanism]] to the [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholic]] church. Though his Catholic tendencies are discernible from his early career, he did not actually convert until 1922. Chesterton was a major influence on [[C. S. Lewis]], a Christian apologist of the 20th century. He is also generally assumed to be the model for the well-known fictional detective [[Dr. Gideon Fell]], a character created by [[John Dickson Carr]] in the 1930s who appeared in many novels. | ||
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Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936), usually abbreviated G.K., was an English writer and public figure. Though he was a prolific (and frequently prolix) writer, he is remembered best for three relatively early works: The Man Who Was Thursday and Orthodoxy (Chesterton's apologia for his Christian faith), both written in 1908; and The Innocence of Father Brown, the first collection of short stories about the priest Father Brown, written in 1911. Chesterton is also notable as a convert from Anglicanism to the Roman Catholic church. Though his Catholic tendencies are discernible from his early career, he did not actually convert until 1922. Chesterton was a major influence on C. S. Lewis, a Christian apologist of the 20th century. He is also generally assumed to be the model for the well-known fictional detective Dr. Gideon Fell, a character created by John Dickson Carr in the 1930s who appeared in many novels.