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This book contains: A Defence of Penny Dreadfuls; A Defence of Rash Vows; A Defence of Skeletons; A Defence of Publicity; A Defence of Nonsense; A Defence of Planets; A Defence of China Shepherdesses; A Defence of Useful Information; A Defence of Heraldry; A Defence of Ugly Things; A Defence of Farce; A Defence of Humility; A Defence of Slang; A Defence of Baby-Worship; A Defence of Detective Stories; A Defence of Patriotism. Gilbert Keith Chesterton, mostly known as G. K. Chesterton, was an author, poet, philosopher, dramatist, journalist, orator, lay theologian, biographer, and literary and art critic. He is frequently called as the “prince of paradox”. Time magazine has noticed of his writing style: “Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegoriesfirst carefully turning them inside out.” G. K. Chesterton is best known for his story bound detective priest Father Brown, and for his coherent defenses. Even most of those who oppose with him have observed the massive interest of his works such as Orthodoxy and The Everlasting Man. He customarily denote himself as an “orthodox” Christian, and drew closer to classify this stance all the more with Catholicism, finally converting to Catholicism from High Church Anglicanism. George Bernard Shaw, Chesterton’s “friendly enemy” in accordance to Time, stated of him, “He was a man of colossal genius.” Biographers have recognized him as a follower to some Victorian writers such as Matthew Arnold, Thomas Carlyle, Cardinal John Henry Newman, and John Ruskin. Chesterton was born in Campden Hill in Kensington, London, to his parents Marie Louise Grosjean, and Edward Chesterton. He was christened when he was only one month into the Church of England, although his family themselves were erratically active Unitarians.