erton what it is they admire in him; and for those who only
know him as a name, I hope that this book may induce them to read the
most arresting writer of the day, who is known in every country as the
Master of Paradox, which is to say that he is the Master of the Temple
of Understanding.

* * * * *

Transcriber's Note:

The following typographical errors have been corrected:

Page 16: A period was added after "period." (keen survey of the
Dickens period.)

Page 25: "cricle" changed to "circle." (but mentioned in a small
circle)

Page 36: ' added after "task." (Thackeray's 'most difficult task.')

Page 42: "Dicken's" changed to "Dickens'." (Had Dickens' life been
uneventful,)

Page 50: ' deleted after "temperament." (French temperament.)

Page 64: ' deleted after "victors." (astonished the victors.)

Page 69: " changed to ' after "king." (To be an English king.')

Page 72: !' added after "charge." ('Spears at the charge!')

Page 111: "supercillious" changed to "supercilious" (be either
condescending or supercilious;)

All other language, spelling, and punctuation has been retained.

***END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON***

******* This file should be named 27569.txt or 27569.zip *******

This and all associated files of various formats will be found in:
http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/2/7/5/6/27569

Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions
will be renamed.

Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no
one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation
(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without
permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules,
set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to
copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to
protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project
Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you
charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you
do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the
rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose
such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and
research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you