<p>You may be aware that G. K. Chesterton authored influential Christian biographies and apologetics. But you may not know the larger-than-life Gilbert Keith Chesterton himself—not yet. Equally versed in poetry novels literary criticism and journalism he addressed politics culture and religion with a towering intellect and a soaring wit.</p><p>Chesterton engaged his world through the written word. He carried on lively public discussions with the social commentators of his day continually challenging them with civility humility erudition and his ever-sharp sense of humor. Today's reader can find the same treasures for as Chesterton said 'What a man can believe depends upon his philosophy not upon the clock or the century.'</p><p>In Kevin Belmonte's fresh new biography you'll get to know the real G. K. Chesterton and his literary and cultural accomplishments. A giant of his time Chesterton continues to live large in the imaginations of twenty-first-century readers.</p>
