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The title of Chesteron’s 1910 collection of essays was inspired by a title given to him two years earlier by The Times newspaper, which had asked a number of authors to write on the topic: “What’s wrong with the world?”. Chesterton’s answer at that time was the shortest of those submitted - he simply wrote: “Dear Sirs, I am. Sincerely yours, G.K. Chesterton”.
In this collection he gives a fuller treatment of the question, with his characteristic conservative wit. In "What's Wrong With the World", one of the twentieth century's most memorable and prolific writers takes on education, government, big business, feminism, and a host of other topics.
A steadfast champion of the working man, family, and faith, Chesterton eloquently opposed materialism, snobbery, hypocrisy, and any adversary of freedom and simplicity in modern society.
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GenrePsychology, Education and Learning, Philosophy
Length6 hrs 18 mins
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Publish dateApr 14, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Dedication
2PART ONE. THE HOMELESSNESS OF MAN
31. The Medical Mistake
42. Wanted, An Unpractical Man
53. The New Hypocrite
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64. The Fear Of The Past
75. The Unfinished Temple
86. The Enemies Of Property
97. The Free Family
108. The Wildness Of Domesticity
119. History Of Hudge And Gudge
1210. Oppression By Optimism
1311. The Homelessness Of Jones
14PART TWO. IMPERIALISM, OR THE MISTAKE ABOUT MAN
151. The Charm Of Jingoism
162. Wisdom And The Weather
173. The Common Vision
184. The Insane Necessity
19PART THREE. FEMINISM, OR THE MISTAKE ABOUT WOMAN
201. The Unmilitary Suffragette
212. The Universal Stick
223. The Emancipation Of Domesticity
234. The Romance Of Thrift
245. The Coldness Of Chloe
256. The Pedant And The Savage
267. The Modern Surrender Of Woman
278. The Brand Of The Fleur-De-Lis
289. Sincerity And The Gallows
2910. The Higher Anarchy
3011. The Queen And The Suffragettes
3112. The Modern Slave
32PART FOUR. EDUCATION: OR THE MISTAKE ABOUT THE CHILD
331. The Calvinism Of To-Day
342. The Tribal Terror
353. The Tricks Of Environment
364. The Truth About Education
375. An Evil Cry
386. Authority The Unavoidable
397. The Humility Of Mrs. Grundy
408. The Broken Rainbow
419. The Need For Narrowness
4210. The Case For The Public Schools
4311. The School For Hypocrites
4412. The Staleness Of The New Schools
4513. The Outlawed Parent
4614. Folly And Female Education
47PART FIVE. THE HOME OF MAN
481. The Empire Of The Insect
492. The Fallacy Of The Umbrella Stand
503. The Dreadful Duty Of Gudge
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