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A Defence of Detective Stories by G. K. Chesterton

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A Defence of Detective Stories

The Defendant: Book #5

by G. K. Chesterton

Narrator Sarah Bacaller

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Length 9 minutes

Language English

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While some may argue that the detective story is an example of cheap, dispensable popular fiction, G. K. Chesterton begs to differ. He is, after all, the author of the Father Brown mysteries! Where else but in detective novels do we appreciate the romance of the city?

This essay is from a series titled The Defendant, first published as a collection in 1901, after the individual essays were published in The Speaker. Here, a selection of these essays has been reissued by Voices of Today.

Science & Technology Philosophy Essays Nonfiction Literary Criticism

G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) was an English philosopher, author, and Christian apologist, as well as being a critic of literature and art. His literary catalog is diverse, spanning from Christian philosophy and apologetics (‘Orthodoxy’, ‘Heretics’) to the Father Brown Detective Series. Chesterton’s writing is characterised by wit and a love of paradox.

Sarah Bacaller is a writer, researcher and audiobook narrator/producer from Victoria, Australia. Find out more at www.SarahBacaller.com