Children's Literature / Reading
by Janice Campbell · Published April 16, 2015 · Last modified April 15, 2015
Fairy Tales an essay by G. K. Chesterton Some solemn and superficial people (for nearly all very superficial people are solemn) have declared that the fairy-tales are immoral; they base this upon some accidental...
by Janice Campbell · Published March 9, 2015 · Last modified February 28, 2015
G. K. Chesterton on Aesop and his Fables G. K. Chesterton discusses some elements of fable and the fame of Aesop, in his introduction to a 1912 edition of Aesop’s Fables. Aesop embodies an epigram...
G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) was a prolific English writer, was master of many literary forms including essays, poetry, drama, fiction, and nonfiction. His published writings include history, literary and art criticism, biography, Christian apologetics,...
Chesterton, that “Colossal Genius” Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 – 1936), popularly known as G. K. Chesterton, was a prolific British writer, lay theologian, poet, dramatist, journalist, orator, literary and art critic, biographer, and Christian apologist. His published writings also include...
Classics-Based Writing Resource
by Janice Campbell · Published December 31, 2013 · Last modified November 20, 2023
The Slavery of Free Verse by G. K. Chesterton THE truth most needed today is that the end is never the right end. The beginning is the right end at which to begin. The...
Many writers have risen to the defense of classic fairy tales, but few so eloquently as Gilbert Keith Chesterton. This essay was originally published in 1909 in his essay collection, Tremendous Trifles, which you will...
by Rebecca · Published February 8, 2013 · Last modified November 18, 2023
Videos referenced in Introduction to Literature (EIL1 Videos) This list encompasses all currently referenced videos for Excellence in Literature Unit 1 (Introduction to Literature), separated by module. Please check back periodically, as EIL is...
George Bernard Shaw and G.K. Chesterton were intellectual titans of their age, and they had a very interesting relationship. The photograph at left shows Shaw, Hilaire Belloc, and Chesterton. You can get a sense...
LEPANTO by G. K. Chesterton White founts falling in the Courts of the sun, And the Soldan of Byzantium is smiling as they run; There is laughter like the fountains in that face of...
by Janice Campbell · Published May 3, 2012 · Last modified June 23, 2020
Gilbert Keith Chesterton’s A Short History of England is an inviting introduction to British history through the end of the nineteenth century. You may listen to it in the audio player below, or read it...
Stevenson (from Twelve Types [a Collection of Biographies]) A brief biography of Robert Louis Stevenson. By G. K. Chesterton A recent incident has finally convinced us that Stevenson was, as we suspected, a great...
Here’s the Everyday Educator — our annual newsletter handout. It has book lists and helpful articles about homeschooling topics. We’d rather be sharing it in person, but for now, you can download the Everyday Educator here. I hope you enjoy it!
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