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LibriVox recording of Varied Types by G. K. Chesterton, read by Ray Clare
Another delightful and sharply pointed excursion into the
topics of the day, and of our day as well, with Gilbert
Keith Chesterton. Here he uses his wit and mastery of
paradox to bring into focus a number of historical persons
who in many ways typify the people who presently shape our
world and who in their own right have already shaped Western
civilization. These reprinted magazine articles are filled
with his good natured wit and devastating ability to use
reductio ad absurdum to destroy the popular myths that drive
our society at full-speed into, and expose the utter
nonsense that underlies, secular humanism. You will come
away with yet another new collection of wonderful quotes.
(Summary by Ray Clare)
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Artist/Composer: G. K. Chesterton
Date: 2008-05-17
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: LibriVox; audio books; essays; Chesterton
Creative Commons license: Public Domain
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