G. K. Chesterton

>>7744784
with the book of the new sun.

>>7744784
Orthodoxy, Heretic or Everlasting Man for his philosophy.
The Man Who was Thursday, Napoleon of Nothinghill or Father Brown stories for fiction.
Then indeed Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe if you want to see his influence on another fantastic author.

In Defense of Sanity is my favorite book of essays I've read.

>>7744786
>>7744967
Thanks for the suggestions. Already read Wolfe.

>>7744988
Noted.

>>7745006
No problem. Orthodoxy and Tuesday are my favorite of the 6 listed.

Start with the Greeks.

>>7744784
The Man Who Was Thursday

>>7746818
I came here just to post this.

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>>7746976
seconding this.
THE MAN WHO WAS THURSDAY IS A FUCKING THRILL RIDE.

>>7747943
Source on this semen demon?

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>>7744784
From the rec. wiki.

the man would be so much more respected nowadays if he hadn't embarrassed himself so badly by continually poking fun at the evolutionists, and being a little too confident that evolution had been discredited

he's uncommonly sensible and human on almost every topic of moral and political importance. he's like Orwell, but better.

>>7749251
It's basically a dogma now even if it doesn't function in many places of the theory

>>7749251
There's also the bit where he thought catholic socialism would bring back Merrie England...

>>7749624
He was specifically opposed to socialism and had a different theory with Belloc.