What's Wrong with the World
By Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith), 1874-1936
Length6h 13m
About this audiobook
DEDICATION To C. F G. Masterman, M. P.
My Dear Charles, I originally called this book “What is
Wrong,” and it would have satisfied your sardonic temper to note
the number of social misunderstandings that arose from the use of
the title. Many a mild lady visitor opened her eyes when I
remarked casually, “I have been doing ‘What is Wrong’ all this
morning.” And one minister of religion moved quite sharply in his
chair when I told him (as he understood it) that I had to run
upstairs and do what was wrong, but should be down again in a
minute. Exactly of what occult vice they silently accused me I cannot
conjecture, but I know of what I accuse myself; and that is, of
having written a very shapeless and inadequate book, and one quite
unworthy to be dedicated to you. As far as literature goes, this
book is what is wrong and no mistake.
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Publish dateJan 7, 2025
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Table of contents
1By G.K. Chesterton
2Part One. The Homelessness Of Man
3II. Wanted, An Unpractical Man
4III. The New Hypocrite
5IV. The Fear Of The Past
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6V. The Unfinished Temple
7VI. The Enemies Of Property
8VII. The Free Family
9VIII. The Wildness Of Domesticity
10IX. History Of Hudge And Gudge
11X. Oppression By Optimism
12XI. The Homelessness Of Jones
13Part Two. Imperialism, Or The Mistake About Man
14II. Wisdom And The Weather
15III. The Common Vision
16IV. The Insane Necessity
17Part Three. Feminism, Or The Mistake About Woman
18II. The Universal Stick
19III. The Emancipation Of Domesticity
20IV. The Romance Of Thrift
21V. The Coldness Of Chloe
22VI. The Pedant And The Savage
23VII. The Modern Surrender Of Woman
24VIII. The Brand Of The Fleur-de-lis
25IX. Sincerity And The Gallows
26X. The Higher Anarchy
27XI. The Queen And The Suffragettes
28XII. The Modern Slave
29Part Four. Education: Or The Mistake About The Child
30II. The Tribal Terror
31III. The Tricks Of Environment
32IV. The Truth About Education
33V. An Evil Cry
34VI. Authority The Unavoidable
35VII. The Humility Of Mrs. Grundy
36VIII. The Broken Rainbow
37IX. The Need For Narrowness
38X. The Case For The Public Schools
39XI. The School For Hypocrites
40XII. The Staleness Of The New Schools
41XIII. The Outlawed Parent
42XIV. Folly And Female Education
43Part Five. The Home Of Man
44II. The Fallacy Of The Umbrella Stand
45III. The Dreadful Duty Of Gudge
46IV. A Last Instance
47V. Conclusion
48Three Notes
49II. On Cleanliness In Education
50III. On Peasant Proprietorship
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