Gilbert Keith Chesterton, commonly known as G.K. Chesterton, was an English writer. He also worked as a theologian and art critic. Sometimes, he’s known as the “prince of paradox.” He wrote books like On the Place of Gilbert Chesterton and poems like ‘The Man Who Was Thursday.’ He also wrote a column in the Illustrated London News.
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