Heretics

What it's about

Chesterton takes on the leading minds of his day (Kipling, Shaw, Wells and more) and argues that what a man believes about the universe is the most practical thing about him. The companion that provoked Orthodoxy.

Who it's for

- Readers who enjoyed Orthodoxy and want the argument that started it - Anyone who likes ideas debated with style - Students of Edwardian thought

What’s inside

1. 1

   I. Introductory Remarks on the Importance of Orthodoxy

   13 min
2. 2

   II. On the negative spirit

   13 min
3. 3

   III. On Mr. Rudyard Kipling and Making the World Small

   16 min
4. 4

   IV. Mr. Bernard Shaw

   14 min
5. 5

   V. Mr. H. G. Wells and the Giants

   24 min
6. 6

   VI. Christmas and the Aesthetes

   10 min
7. 7

   VII. Omar and the Sacred Vine

   10 min
8. 8

   VIII. The Mildness of the Yellow Press

   15 min
9. 9

   IX. The Moods of Mr. George Moore

   6 min
10. 10

    X. On Sandals and Simplicity

    7 min
11. 11

    XI. Science and the Savages

    11 min
12. 12

    XII. Paganism and Mr. Lowes Dickinson

    18 min
13. 13

    XIII. Celts and Celtophiles

    7 min
14. 14

    XIV. On Certain Modern Writers and the Institution of the Family

    17 min
15. 15

    XV. On Smart Novelists and the Smart Set

    19 min
16. 16

    XVI. On Mr. McCabe and a Divine Frivolity

    18 min
17. 17

    XVII. On the Wit of Whistler

    13 min
18. 18

    XVIII. The Fallacy of the Young Nation

    20 min
19. 19

    XIX. Slum Novelists and the Slums

    18 min
20. 20

    XX. Concluding Remarks on the Importance of Orthodoxy

    21 min

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