PRESS OPINIONS

“Of such verve and spirit that we are carried along before we know where we are going, but always—essentially—in the right direction. Behind it is a fine and buoyant spirit, as well as an intelligence that really illuminates.”—Westminster Gazette.

“Mr. Chesterton has put the whole force of his character and intellect into the book.”—Manchester Guardian.

“Mr. Chesterton’s masterpiece.”—Daily News.

“Some of the sanest writing Mr. Chesterton has yet done. In effect Mr. Chesterton is a preacher.... All who would join in the search for reality can find help in this volume.”—Pall Mall Gazette.

“Full of freshness and individuality, of a daring directness, and marked throughout by a neatness of statement.”—Daily Telegraph.

“What Carlyle would have called a real book or Bible.... Will rank as an astonishing achievement, and may come to be regarded as an important modern bulwark of the faith.”—Nation.

“A brilliant book.... A book inspired throughout with an inherent originality which glorifies it, and with an obvious sincerity which justifies it. Mr. Chesterton’s book will stimulate the intellect of every intelligent reader. Many of his sayings are a joy to the mind, and his analyses of the differences between Christianity and other religions is a continual pleasure from the force and originality of the imagery.”—Outlook.


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